moo with hym but one kynght yf he wolde there abyde Then began Leyr to wepe and made moche sorowe and sayd tho Alas now haue I to longe lyued that this sorowe and myscheyf is to me now fallen For now I am poore that sometyme was ryche But now haue I noo frende ne kynne that to me wyll do ony good But whan I was ryche all men me honoured worshyped and now euery man hath of me scorne and despyte And now I well wote that Cordeyll my yongest doughter sayd me trouth whan she sayd As moche as I had soo moche sholde I be loued And all the whyle yâ— I had good so longe was I loued and honoured for my ryches But mâ— two doughters glosed me thoâ—â— now of me they sette lytell pryce And soth tolde me Cordeill but I wolde not byleue it ne vnderstonde therfore I lete her go fro me as a thynge that I sette lytell pryce of now wote I neuer what for to do fâ—â—th my two doughters haue me thus deceyued that I so moche loued now must I nedes seke her that is in an other 〈◊〉 that lyghtely I lete her go from me without ony rewarde of yeftes And she sayd that she loued me as moche as she ought to loue her fader by all maner of reason And tho I sholde haue ared â—er no more And those that me otherwyse behoteth thorugh ther fals specheâ— now haue me desceyued In this maner Leyr longe tyme began to make his moone And at the last he shope hym to the seâ— and passed ouer in to Fraunce and ared and aspyed where the quene myght be founde And men tolde hym where she was And whan he came to the cyte that she was in pryuely he sent his squyâ—e vnto the quene for to telle her that her fader was come to her for grete nede And whan the squyre came to the quene he tolde her euery deale of her systers from the begynnynge vnto the ende Cordeill the quene anone tooke golde and syluer plente tohe it to the squyre in couÌ„sell that he sholde go bere it to her fader that he sholde go in to certayne cyte hym aray wasshe thenne come ayeâ— to her And brynge with hym an honest company of knyghtes .xl. at the lest with ther meyne And thenne he sholde sende to her lorde the kyng feyne that he we re come for to spehe with his doughter hym for to see so he dyde And whan the kynge the quene herde that they came with moche honour they hym receyued And the kynge of Fraunce tho lete sende thorugh all his reame coÌ„maunded that all men sholde be as entendant to kynge Leyr the quenes fader in all maner of thynges as if were vnto hymself Whan kynge Leyr had dwelled there a moneth more he tolde to the hynge and to the quene his doughter how his two eldest doughters hadde hym serued Agampe anone lete ordeyne a grete hoste of Frenshmen and sente in to Bry cayne with Leyr the quenes fader for to conquere his londe ayen his kyngdom And Cordeill also came with her fader in to Brytayne for to haue the reame after her faders dethe And anone they wente to shyppe passed the see and came in to Brytayne and fought with the felons and them scomfyted and slewe And tho had he his londe ayen after lyued thre yere helde his reame in peas and afterwarde deyed And so Cordeill his doughter thenne lete entre hym with moche honour at Leycestre ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.iij C.xlix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viij. C.liij. AMasius sone to Ioam regned on the Iewes .xxix. yere after the whiche the kyngdom of Iewes was without kynge .xiij. yere This man worshyped the goddes of Seyr vt p3 .ij. para xv ¶ Ieroboam sone to Ioam regned on Israell .xli. yere the whiche was manly and victoryous For he ouercame the kynge of Sirie and restored Israel and Damask after the worde of Iono the prophete But he was not good Therfore sayth Austyn Yf good men regne they prouffyte many men And yf ylle men regne they hurte many men ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.iij C.lxxxviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viij. C.xi. OZias or Azarias sone to Amasie regned on the Iury .lij. yere the whiche lyued well afore our lorde of hyÌ„ is none euyll thynge wryten but that he vsurped the dignyte of preesthode vnder Azari the whiche he forbode hym For yâ— whiche cause our lorde stroke hym with a leper vt pêª .ij. para ¶ Ozee bysshop prophete was this tyme yâ— fyrst of the .xij. that is sende ayenst the .xij. tribus ¶ Ioel the seconde of the .xij. prophecyed or Iuda Ananias the thyrde prophecyed ayenst many people Abdias the fourth of the .xij. ê“phecyed ayenst Edom. ¶ Zacharias sone to Ieroboam regned in Israel vi monethes the whiche began to regne the .xxxviij. yere of Ozias was nought in his lyuynge as his preorecessours were And Sellum slewe hym regned a moneth And Manahen slewe hym toke his kyngdom vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ This Manahen regned .x. yere the whiche began to regne the .xxxix. yere of Ozias he ruled hym myscheuously And our lorde toke hym in the power of the kynge of Assuriorum And he payed to hym a thousande talentes of syluer vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ ¶ Phaseia sone to Manahen regned in Israel .ij. yere he began to regne the .l. yere of Ozias he was nought in his lyuynge ¶ Phase slewe Phaseta regned .xx. yere he began to regne the .lij. yere of Ozias dyde as other cursyd men dyde Plura vide .iiij. reguÌ„ And after this Israel was without ony kynge .viij. yere ¶ How Morgan Conedag that were neuewes to Cordeill warred vpon her and put her in pryson NOw as kyng Leyr was deed Cordeil his yongest doughter regned the .x. yere of Ozias kynge of Iury. And after her regned Conedag the .xv. yere of Ozias Cordeill that was Leyrs yongest doughter after the deth of her fader had all the londe .v. yere And in the meane tyme deyed her lorde Agampe that was kynge of Fraunce after his deth she was wydowe And there came Morgan Conedag that were Cordeils systers sones to her had enuyte for as moche as ther aunte sholde haue the londe So that bytwene them they ordeyned a grete power and vpon her warred gretely And neuer they rested tyll they had her taken and put her vnto deth And tho Morgan Conedag seased all the londe departed it bytwene them And they helde it .xij. yeres And whan that those .xij. yeres were gone there beganne bytwene them a grete debate so that they warred strongely togyders And eueryche of theym dyde other moche dysease For Morgan wolde haue all the londe from beyonde Humbre that Conedag helde But he came agaynst hym with a grete power
name This kynge Cormbratus came ayen in to his londe and regned .xxv. ye re and after he deyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.iiij C.xl. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vij. C.lvi. IOathan sone to Osias regned in the Iury .xvi. yere of this Ioathan no thynge is wryten of but that he toke not awaye excelsa as other dyde vt pêª .ij. para ¶ Amarias was bysshop And Ysayas the noble prophete was in his dayes ¶ Olympias with the Grekes began the fyrste yere of Ioathan after Iosephus And after Beda Troy was destroyed foure hondred yere afore the fyrst Olympias began vnder Esalâ— a Iuge of Athens In whiche Corshâ—â— gate the chyualry amongê all men Olympus is the name of an hylle in Grecia the whiche for his precyousnesse is called the hylle of god And after Ierom one Olympias conteyneth fully foure yere in the whiche foure yere foure yerely prynces are made And these Olympus des are places ordeyned to the worshyp of Iupater vnder the hylle of Olympo And the lawe of this is this That who some euer is best in ony chyualry what gyfte someuer he desyreth he shall haue ¶ Anno muÌ„di .liij. M.iiij C.lvi. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vij. C.xliij ACham the sone of Ioathan regned on the Iewes .xvi. yere of this Acham noo thynge that is good is wryten for he forsoke our lorde And our lorde stroke hym with his owne people strongely and with the kynges of Serri vt pêª .ij. para .xxviij. ¶ Achitob this tyme was bysshop Ozee kyng of Israel regned .ix. yere the whiche began to regne the .xij. yere of Acham kyng of Iewes This Ozee dradde not god for he lyued nought And he was the last kynge of Israel And in the .ix. yere of his regne he was taken of Salmanasar And Israel was translated in to Assirias vt habetÌ„ .iiij. reguÌ„ .xvij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.iiij C. 〈◊〉 Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vij. C.xl. ¶ Rome AFter Euseby Rome was made in yâ— hylle of Palatin the fourth yere of Acham kynge of Iewes of two brethern Romulus and Remus .xi. kal Maij. the .vij. Olympiades begynnynge Iosephus and Bede sayen the .vi. Olympiades and so they dyfferre a yere Neuertheles it is redde other men to haue regned aboute that place myghtly in Ytaly That is to wyte Ianus Picus Famus Latinus the whiche vnto Eneas regned about two hondred yere And thenne afterwarde from this Eneas to Romulus it was regned vnder .xv. gouernours iiij C. xxxij yere After that fro the cyte was made vnto the laste yere of Tarquyne the proude it was regned vnder .vij. kynges about two hondred and .xliij. yere Thenne afterwarde vnder Senatours and Counsellers vnto Iulius Cezar Emperour by foure hondred .lxiiij. yere Romulus the fyrst of Romayns of whom they ben called in latyn Romans made the cyte to be named Rome after his name The whiche gadâ—ed togyder the people on euery syde an hondred of the sage men wysest he chose thrugh the couÌ„sel of whom all thynge he dysposed the whiche he named Senatours for yâ— tyme of ther aege And he made ther names to be wryten in golden letters wherefore the wryte noble faders thynges so yet Also he called M. men of armes the whiche he named Milites a numero millenario But these were no noble blood Therfore as saynt Austyn sayth de ciuita dei also ther was longe warre betwixt the Sabyns them For Romulus toke many wymmen of the noble blood of Sabyns maryed theym to that vnnoble blood Of this Romulus Orosius wryteth moche euyll vt patet in libro suo ¶ About this tyme Merodach the kynge of Babylon sende grete gyftê to Ezechie the kynge of Iewes vt pêª .iiij. regum xx And thenne the kyngdom of Babylon begon ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.lxxij Et ante xpÌ„i nateuitateÌ„ .vij. C.xxvij EZechias the .xiiij. kynge of Iewes a good childe of a cursyd fader regned with a parfyte herte to oure lorde And he restored the hous of god there was none lyke hym afore nor after amonge the kyngs of Iewes therfore our lorde god glorifyed hyÌ„ For whan Sennacheryb the kyng of Assuriorum came ayenst Ezechias with a myghty hoste our lorde stroke his people and slewe an C. lxxxv of fyghtynge men Sennaches ryb fledde shamfully vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .ix et ij para .xxxij. ¶ Sadoch this tyme was hyghe bysshop there ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.i. Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C. lxxxxviij MAnasses kynge of Iewes regned lv yere and he was an euyll childe of a good fader for be dyde more cursedly than ony yâ— was afore hym For he slewe the prophetes of god that the stretes in Ierusalem were all blody And he made Ysai the prophete to be sawen the peces with a sawe of tree Wherfore the kynge of Assuriorum wasted the Iury toke Manasses put hym in pryson And after Manasses repented his trespaas cryed for mercy to our lorde and was herde Thenne he was restored to his kyngdom he amended his lyf vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxi. et ij para .xxxiij ¶ Sellum was bysshop Echias after hym This tyme the .vij. wyse men had worshyp in Grece s. Tale. Solon Chilon Poreandus Eldobolus Bias. Pitacus This Talus founde fyrst the defawte of the sonne the moone Vide plu august viij de ci dei ¶ Numa the seconde kynge this tyme regned in Rome .xlij. yere the whiche was a grete worshyper of fals goodes He fulfylled Rome soofull yâ— he myght haue no place for hym self to dwelle in This man put Ianuary February to the begynnynge of the yere Vide plura in august de ciui dei ¶ Aboue all reason it is meruaylle that suche men so excedyng in wytte in all thynges that was ylle receded fro the knowlege of very god ¶ Amon kynge of Iewes regned two yere the whiche was nought in his lyuynge he was stryken of his seruauntes and he deyed without ony repentaunce ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.lviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C.xli. IOsias the sone of Amon at .viij. yere of his aege began to regne regned .xxxi. yere a good childe of a peruerse fader in his yonge aege he sought the grace of god And in that grace laudably abode vnto his ende His relygyous lyf his werkes ye may see iiij regst xxij et ij para .xxxiiij. ¶ Azastâ—â— the sone of Elchie was bysshop ¶ Tobias about this tyme deyed And he was a very holy man And he prophecyed to the destruccyon of Ierusalem ¶ Tulius Hostilius was the shyrde kynge in Rome And saynt Austyn sayth in his boke deciuitate dei that from Rome was made vnto August the Emperour there was so contynuell bataylle that if was take for a meruaylle and they were one yere without bataylle excepte .xlij. in Nume dayes in the whiche was contynuell peas And this Tulius by cause he
the whiche regned after hym with her sone ¶ Constantyne was Emperour after Leo he was a meke man and put awaye his moder fro the kyngdom that she myght take hede vnto her wyÌ„mens werke But she with a fayned rancour put out his eyest afterwarde and his children also and regned agayne thre yere And at the last she was aboute for to haue be wedded And whan the Grekes perceyued that she wolde be wedded to grete Karolus they toke her and shytte her vp in a monastery and toke NychoferuÌ„ to be theyr Emperour ¶ The .v. vnyuersall study the whiche in olde tyme was translated from Athenes vnto Rome aboute this tyme was translated to Parys by Karolus kynge of Fraunce ¶ Nychoferus was Emperour after Constantyne He was a very nygon and was exalted to his Empyre by the Grekes But he profyted not for in his tyme all the â—est Imperyall was brought to nought For the Romayns put them vnder Karolus magnus ¶ Ierusalem about this tyme was recouered by Karolus with all the holy londe And the secte of the Sarrasyns was destroyed strongely For the destruccyon of wretches came thenne ¶ Michaell was Emperour two yere And he was a very crysten man and he was well beloued and also he was connynge in all scyences And tho that Nychoferus hadde hurte and dystressyd of theyr goodes by his coueytousnesse this Michaell restored them and made them ryche ayen ¶ Nota. ¶ Karolus magnus the fyrst saynt was Emperour after Michaell And he was crowned Emperour by Leo the pope from the whiche tyme the Empyre was translated from the Grekes to Fraunce and Germayne And for the translacyon of that Empyre the Grekes alwaye were defectyne vnto the Romayns And the Grekes stroue euer more with them But it was more with venemous wordes than with strengthe and more with crafte than with batayll For they hadde so grete enuye at the Romayns that they wolde not obeye the chirche of Rome For certaynly whan that the popes wolde wryte vnto them for to obeye the chirche of Rome they wrote agayne ond sayd Ye haue taken from our kynrede teh Empyre and therfore we woll not obeye and we vs take from you And for this noble Emperour Karolus it is to be vnderstande this man whan he was a yonge man he was anoynted kynge of Fraunce by Stephanus the pope In the yere of our lorde Ihesu Cryste .vij. hondred .liiij. whan his fader Peppinus lyued Vnder whome and with whome he regned .xv. yere vnto the deth of his fader ¶ Thenne after his fader vnder the yere of our lorde god .vij. hondred .lxviij. this Karolus with his broder Karolomannus regned two yere And thenne his brother deseased in the seconde yere And this Karolus there helde al the hoole kyngdom .xiiij. yere to the yere of our lorde .vij. hondred .lxxxiiij. In the whiche yere he wente to Rome that he myght be crowned Emperour of the pope Adrianus And he regned Emperour xvi yere to the yere of our lorde .viij. C. whan pope Leo confermed hym ayen the Emperour And after that he was Emperour .xiiij. yere And he dysseasyd in the yere of his aege .lxxij. The whiche was the yere of our lorde .viij. C. and xiiij ¶ Yf ye wyll see more of Karolus go to the boke of Turpinus and Libraminus his mayster for they wrote his noble actes ¶ Leo the fourth was pope after Adrianus .xx. yere this man whan he wente on a certayne daye with the Letany to saynt Peters chirche on Saynt Markes daye he was taken with cursyd people and bothe his eyen put out and his tonge cutte of But our lorde merueylously restored hyÌ„ ayen his syght and his speche so that he spake without tonge and sawe by myracle Afterwarde he wente with Karolus in to Fraunce And he came with hym vnto Rome and renged the pope on his câ—mye And thenne he crowned Karolus And he late afore crowned comfermed hym agayne ¶ Ludouicus the meke the fyrste begoten sone of Karolus was Emperour after his fader .xxvi. yere in whose tyme was put awaye that clerkes sholde vse no gyrdels with precyous stones nestrauÌ„ge arayment This Ludouicus of his fyrst wyf gate two childern bothe had an euyll ende In all thynge that wente ayenst hym he was pacyent and in the last ende he euer ouercame For ayenst god he abode deuoute And his childern folowed hym in condycyons he dyssessyd a blessyd man ¶ Stephanus the fourth was pope after Leo thre yere This Stephanus redemed many captyue men and crowned Ludouicus the Emperour And thenne he dyssessyd was byryed at Rome ¶ Paschall was pope after Stephanus This Paschall gaue a greate dylygence to relyques of Sayntes And he toke vp Innumerable bodyes of sayntes buryed them worshypfully as in the vysyon of saynt Cecile he was coÌ„maunded ¶ Eugenius the fourth was pope after Paschall and he was a very holy man And all those thynges that were for cryste he toke hede to This man was crowned a martyr by the laye men of Rome he was buryed in saynt Peters chircheyerde ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ .viij. C.xliiij TAlentinus was pope after Eugenius .xl. dayes and lytell of hym is wrytell ¶ Gregorius the fourth was pope after hyÌ„ .xij. yere this Gregorius sawe many heuy tymes for the plages amonge the comyn people And at this mannes petycyon Ludouicus the Emperour and Marchio the prynce of Lombardy exyled all the Sarrasyns fro Ytaly And at the last he dyssessed after Innumerable good dedes werkes that he had done at saynt Peters ¶ Lotherius the fyrste sone of Ludouicus was Emperour .xv. yere in Ytaly Rome the partyes of Germayne nexte to the hylles of Alpy This Lotherius rose ayenst his broder Ludouicus Karolus for the kyngdome of Duchelonde the whiche some tyme Pippinus theyr broder helde And they fought at a place called FontanecuÌ„ where Lotheriê° was dyscomfyted And there was suche slaughter made on both the sydes that they had no men for to resyst theyr aduersaryes This vnderstode a fals crysten man sente vnto Soudan of the Sarrasyns that he sholde come anone And he toke Rome and saynt Peters chirche was made a stable for theyr horses But Ludouicus with the Frensshmen Lombardes all that Infenyte nombre destroyed and that with grete shedynge of crysten blode ¶ Sergius the seconde was pope after Gregorius two yere This man was called fyrst os porci in Englysshe hog gesmouth Wherfore that man all the popes names are chaunged whan they are chosen And that for thre causes The fyrst for Cryste chaunged the names of those men the whiche he made popes The seconde for as moche as they are chaunged in the name sholde they be chaunged in perfeccyon of lyfe The thyrde leest he whiche is chosen to an excedynge degree sholde be hurte in name ¶ Leo was pope after Sergius viij yere This Leo was an holy man also he was in prudence as
grete attendynge to vertuous werkes This man cursyd the Emperour of Constancy nople in so moche as he promysed for to torne to the fayth in the generall connscyll dyde not for yâ— whiche he suffred many passyons all holy chirche Also he cursyd the kyng of Aragon for he expulsyd the kyng of Cecyle fro his kyngdome And after he had done many bataylles ayenst men of mysbyleue many trybulacoÌ„ns suffred he decessyd dyde many myracles ¶ Nicholaus de lyra a noble doctour of dyuynyte was this tyme at Parys this man was a Iewe of nacyon he was conuerted myghtley profyted in the ordre of frere Mynours he wrote ouer all the Byble Or elles he was in yâ— yere of our lorde M.CCC.xxx some man saye he was a Braban yâ— his fader his moder were crystned but for pouerte he vysyted yâ— scole of the Iewes so he lerned the Iewes langage or elles this Nicholaus was informed of the Iewes in his yonge aege Honorius the fourth was pope after Martinus two yere lytell of hym is wryten but that he was a temperat man a dyscrete ¶ Nicholaus the fourth was pope after hym foure yere this man was a frere Mynor alle though he was a good man in hyÌ„self yet many vnhappy thynges felle in his tyme to the chirche For many a batayll was in the cyte thrugh his occasyon for he drewe to moche to yâ— one parte And after hym there was no pope two yere .vi. monethes ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge Henryes sone ANd after this kynge Henry regned Edwarde his sone the worthyes knyght of the worlde in honour for goddes grace was in hym for he had the vyctorye of his enmyes as soone as his fader was deed he came to London with a noble company of prelates exles barons and all men dyde hym moche honoure For in euery place that syr Edwarde roode in London the stretes were couered ouer his heed with sylke of tapyser other ryche couerynges And for Ioye of his comynge the burgeys of the cyte caste out att theyr wyndowes golde and syluer hondes full in tokenynge of loue and worshyp seruyce and reuerence And out of the condyte of Chepe ranne whyte wyne and reed as stremes doth of the water euery man dranke therof that wolde at theyr owne wyl And this kyng Edwarde was crowned and enoynted as ryght heyre of Englonde with moche honour And after masse the kyng wente in to his place to holde a ryall feest amonge them that dyde hym honour And whan he was sette to meete the kynge Alexander of Scotlonde came to do hym honour and reuerence with a queyntesye an hondred knyghtes with hym well horsyd arayde And whan they were alyght of theyr stedes they lete theym goo whether they wolde who that myght take them toke at theyr owne wyll without ony chalenge And after came syr Edmond kynge Edwardes brother a curteys knyght a gentyll of renowne and the erle of Cornewaylle and the erle of Glocestre and after thenne came the erle of Penbroke the erle of Garenne And eche of them by themself ladde in theyr honde an hondred knyghtes gayly dysguysed in theyr armes And whan they were alyghted of theyr horses they lete them go whether that they wolde who that myght them catche them to haue styll withoute ony chalenge And whan alle this was done kyng Edwarde dyde his dylygence and his myght for to amende and dresse the wronges in the beste manere that he myght to the honour of god and holy chirche and to mayntene his honour and to amende the noyaunce of the comyn people ¶ How Ydeyne that was Lewelyns doughter of Walys prynce Aymer that was the erles brother of Mounforde were taken in the see THe fyrste yere after warde yâ— kynge Edward was crowned Lewelyn prynce of wales sente into Fraunce to the erle Mountforde yâ— thorough couÌ„seyll of his frendes the erle sholde wedde his doughter And yâ— erle tho auysed hyÌ„ vpon this thynge and sente vnto Lewelny sayd that he wolde sende after hys doughter and so he sent Aymer his broder after the damoysell Lewelyn arayed shyppes for his doughter for Syr Aymer and for her fayre company that sholde goo with her And this Lewelyn dyd grete wronge for it was couenauÌ„ted that he sholde yeue his doughter to noo manere man without counsell and consent of kynge Edwarde And so it befel that a Burgeys of Brystow came in yâ— see with wyne laden and mette them toke them with myght and power And anone the burgeys sente theym to the kyÌ„ ge And whan Lewelyn herde this tydyÌ„ ges he was very wrothe and also sorow full and gan to warre vpon kynge Edwarde and dyd moche harme vnto Englysshmen and bete downe the kynges castels and began for to dystroye kyng Edwardes londe And whan tydynges came vnto the kynge of this thynge he wente into walys and somoche he dydd thoroughe goddes grace and his greate power that he drofe Lewelyn vnto grete myscheyf that he fledde all maner of strenth came yelded hym vnto kynge Edwarde yaue hym .l. marke of syluer to haue peas And toke the damoysel all his herytage made an oblygacioÌ„ to kynge Edwarde to come to his parlemente two tymes of the yere And in yâ— seconde yere after that kynge Edwarde was crowned he helde a generall parlement at westmestre there he made the statutes for defaute of lawe by the comune assente of all his baronage And atte Ester nexte sewenge the kynge sente by his letter vnto Lewelyn prynce of wales that he sholde come too his parlemente for his londe for his holdynge in wales as the strenthe of his letter oblygatory wytnessyd Tho Lewelyn had scorne and dyspyte of the kynges commaundement And for pure wrathe ayen began werre vpon kynge Edwarde and dystroyed his londes And tho whanne kynge Edward herd of thyse tydynges he wexed wonder wrothe vnto Lewelyn and in hast assembled his people wente hym toward wales And warred so vpon Lewelyn the prynce tylle that he broughte hym in moche sorowe and dysease And Lewelyn sawe that his defence myghte hym notte auaylle and came ayen and yelded hym to the kynges grace 〈◊〉 hym mercye and longe tyme kneled before the kynges fote The kynge 〈◊〉 hym pyte and commaunded hym forâ—â— aryse And for his mekenes foryaue 〈◊〉 his wrathe and to hym sayd that yf he trespassed to hym a nother tyme that he wold dystroye hym for euermore ¶ Dauyd that was Lewelyns broder that same tyme dwelled with kynge Edwarde and was a felle man and a subtyll and enuyous and also ferre castynge moche treason thoughte and euermore made good semblaunt and semed so true yâ— no man myght perceyue his falines ¶ How Lewelyn thrugh eggynge of his brother Dauyd werryd agayn vpon kyge Edwarde IT was not longe after that tyme
Mercurius And so Bachus is called god of wyne Venus goddesse of loue and beaute Lauerna god of theeft and of robbery Protheus god of falshede and of gyse Pluto god of helle And so it semeth that these verses wold meane that these forsayd goddes regne and ben serued in Chestre Mars with fyghtynge cokkynge Marcurius with couetyse rychesse Bachus with grete drynkynge Venus with loue lewdly Lauerna with theeft and robbery Protheus with falshede and gyle Then is Pluto not vnserued that is god of hel ¶ R â–ª Ther babylon lore more myght hathe trouth the more ¶ Of prouynces and shyres ca .x. TAke hede that Englonde conteyneth xxxii shyres and prouynces that nowe ben called Erldoms reserued Cornewale and the ylonde ¶ Alfre The se ben the names of the Erldoms shyres Kente Sousex Sothery Hampshyre Barokshyre that hath his name of a bare oke that is in yâ— foreste of wyndesore for at that bare oke men of that shyre were wonte to come togyder and make theyr treatys and there take counseyll and aduyse Also wyldshyre that heet somtymee yâ— prouynce of Semeran Somersete Dorsete Deuenshyre that now is called deuonia in latyn These .ix. South shyres the Tamyse departed from the other deale of Englonde whiche were somtyme gouerned and ruled by the westsaxons law Eestsex Myddelsex Southfolke Northefolke Herdeforth shyre Huntyngdon shyre Northampton shyre Cambridgeshyre Beddeforth shyre Buykyngham shyre Leycestre shyre Derby shyre Notyngham shyre Lyncolnshyre Yorkeshyre DurhaÌ„shyre Northumberlonde Caerleyllshyre with Cumberlonde Appelby shyre with Westmerlonde Lancastre shyre that conteyneth fyue lytell shyres These fyftene North and Eest shyres wereâ— somtyme gouerned and ruled by the lawe called Mercia in latyn and marchene lawe in Englysshe It is to wyte yâ— Yorkeshyre stretcheth from the Ryuer of Humbre vntoo the Ryuer of Teyse And yet in Yorkeshyre ben .xxii. hondredys hondred candredes is all one Candrede is one worde made of walshe and Irysshe and is too menynge a countree that conteyneth an hondred townes and is also in Englysshe called Wepentak for somtyme in the comynge of a newe lorde tenauntes were wonte to yelde vppe theyr wepen in stede of homage Duramshyre stretcheth frome the Rynere of Teyse vnto the Ryuere of Tyne And for to spke propr ely of Northumberlonde it stretcheth froo yâ— Ryuer of Tyne vnto yâ— Ryuer of Twede That is in the begynnynge of Scotlonde Then yf the countre of Northum berlonde that was somtyme frome HuÌ„bre vnto Twede be nowe a counted for one shyre one Erledom as it was somtyme Then ben in Englonde but .xxxii shyres but yf the countree of Northumberlond be departed into .vi. shyres that ben Euerwykshyre Duramshire Northumberlonde Caerleylshyre Appelbyshyre Lancastre shyre then ben in Englonde .xxxvi. shyres withoute Cornewale also without the ylondes Kynge wyllyam made all these prouynces and shyres to be descryued and moten Then were founden .xxxvi shyres and halfe ashyre Townes two and fyfty thousande and foure score Parysshe chirches .xlv. thousande and two Knyghtes fees .lxxv. thousande wherof men of relygyon haue xx.vii thousande .xv. knyghtes fees But nowe the woodes ben hewen downe and the londe newe tylled and made moche more than was at that tyme and many townes and vyllages buylded so ther ben many mo vyllages townes nowe than were in that tyme. And were as a fore is writen that Cornewale is not set amonge the shyres of Englonde it may stonde amonge them well ynough for it is neyther in wales ne in Scotlond but it is in Englonde and it Ioyneth vntoo Deuenshyre so may ther ben atcompted in Englonde .xxxvii. shyres and an halfe with the other shyres ¶ De legibus leguÌ„que vocabulis OVnwallo that hyght Moliuncius also made fyrste lawes in britayne the whiche lawes were called Moliuncius lawes and were solempnely obserued vnto wyllyam Conquerours tyme Moliuncyus ordeyned amonge hys lawes that Cytees Temples wayes that leden men therto and plowe men solowes sholde haue preuylege and fredome for to saue all men that wolde fletherto for socour and refuge Then afterwarde Mercia quene of Britons that was Gwytelinus wyfe of her the prouynce had the name of Mercia as somman suppose She made a lawe full of wytte and of reason was called Merchene lawe ¶ Gildas that wrote yâ— Cronicles and hystories of the Brytons torned these two lawes oute of Bryton speche into latyn And afterwarde kynge Aluredus torned all out of latyn in too Saxons speche and was called marchene lawe Also the same kynge Aluredus wrote in Englysshe and put to an other lawe that hyght westsaxon lawe Then afterwarde Danes were lordes in thys londe and so came forth the thyrde law that heet Dane lawe Of these thre lawes saynt Edwarde the thyrde made one commune lawe that yet is called saynt Edwardes lawe I holde it welle done to wryte here expowne many termes of these lawes Myndebruch hurtyng of honoure and worshyppe In frenche bleschur dhoÌ„nour Burbruck in Frenche bleschur de court on de cloys Grithbruche brekynge of peas Myskennynge chauÌ„gynge of speche in court Shewynge set tynge forth of marchaundyse Hamsokne or Hamfare a rere made in hous forstallynge wronge or bette downe in the kynges hyghe waye Frithsoken surete in defence Sak Forsfayte Soka sute of courte and therof comethe soken Theam Sute of bondemen fyghtynge wytte A mersemente for fyghtynge Blode wytte A Mersemente forshedynge of bloode Flytwytte a mendes for chydynge of blode Leyrwytte Amendes for lyenge by a bounde woman Gulewytte A mendes For trespas Scot A gadrynge to werke of bayllyes Hydage tayllage for hydes of londe Daneghelde tayllage gyuen to the Danes that was of euery bona taterre That is euery oxe londe thre pens A wepyntak and an hondred is all one for the countre of townes were wonte to gyue vp wepyn in the comynge of a lorde Lestage custome chalenged in chepynges fares and stallage custome for standynge in stretes in fayre tyme. ¶ Of kyngdoms of boundes and markes bytwene them ca .xii. THe kyngdome of Brytayne stode withoute departynge hole and all one kyngdome to the Brytons from the fyrste Brute vnto Iulius Cezars tyme and fro Iulius Cezars tyme vnto seuerus tyme this londe was vnder trybute to the Romayns Neuerthelesse kynges they hadde of the same londe from Seuerus vnto the laste prynce GracyaÌ„ successours of Brytayne fayled and Romayns regned in Brytayn Afterwarde the Romayns lefte of theyr regnynge in Brytayne by cause it was ferre frome Rome and for grete besynesse that they hadde in other syde Thenne Scottes and Pyctes by mysledynge of Maximê° the tyrauÌ„t pursewed Brytayn and warred ther with grete strength of meÌ„ of armes longe tyme vnto the tyme that the Saxons come at the prayenge of the britons agaynste the Pyctes and put oute Gurmonde she Iryss he kynge with his Pyctes and the Brytons also with her kynge that heet Careticus drofe hem oute of Englonde into wales and soo yâ— Saxons were
viij BOcci was bysshop in Israel then ¶ Abimalech the .viij. Iuge in Israel was naturall sone to Gedeon And he was not called of god but malicyous ly toke on hym the pryncehode of Israel And he slewe .lxx. of his brethern wherfore he ended his lyf myscheuously Vt pêª IudicuÌ„ ¶ Tola was the .ix. Iuge in Israel And this man guyded hym after the olde gouernauÌ„ce of Iuges by yâ— maner of direccion consell more than by dominacoÌ„n Bocci was bysshop aboute this tyme but of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Iayr the .x. Iuge of Israell had â—â—i sones whom he made prynces of 〈◊〉 tees And by cause there werâ— good men ruled to the pleasyr of god Therfore in yâ— dayes of these two men Israel dâ—ewe to our lorde And therfore all thynge came was in prosperyte welthe EAnus was the .iiij. kyng of 〈◊〉 he was kyng of Caâ—â—nt◠〈◊〉 ¶ Latinus was kyng in Yâ—aly aâ—â—◠〈◊〉 nus of this Latinê° was called 〈◊〉 dom of Latinorum And Canneâ—◠〈◊〉 ter of Euandâ—â— fouÌ„de fyrst 〈…〉 ¶ Tauranê° about this tyme was 〈◊〉 of Babylon or of Assâ—o◠〈…〉 man Troy was destroyed frist 〈◊〉 casyon of the bataâ—l of Troy began for a lytell thynge In so moche as Lamâ—â— don kyng of Troy receyued not 〈◊〉 les and Iason with dur honour as they sholde haue be reâ—eyued of so lytell a trespaas how many harmes 〈◊〉 grewe ¶ Sibilla delâ—hica afore the batayll of Troy prophecyed hoâ—◠〈◊〉 sholde be borne of a virgyn wtout manâ— nes seed ¶ Lamydon kynge of 〈◊〉 was slayne and his doughter Râ—â—oma was taken in to Grekys londe For the which foloweth myghty batayll 〈◊〉 ferdfull myâ—â—â—eues vide 〈…〉 na Hercules with â—alon deshored 〈◊〉 or Troy the whiche anoue after was buylded of Priaâ—â—is sone to Lanâ—ydon This Hercules dyde many merueylous thyngê many myghty batarlles And Iufenytâ— lesynges ben fayned on hym At the last whan he had ouercome moâ— the people he was sore hurte in warre whan he myght not suffre the payne of his sore with the whiche he was greâ—ed HyÌ„self he raÌ„ne in to yâ— fyre whan he was deed he was worshyped amonge the goddes of the Gentyles myghtely Cirta annuÌ„ inuÌ„di .iij. M.ix C.lxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.ij. C.xxiiij AFter the deth of Iayr Iuge of Israell the people of Israel added newe synnes to theyr olde And our lord toke them in to the power of the Philistyens to the childern of Amon .xviij. yere And they were gretely oppressyd thenne they cryed to our lorde Thenne Repte was espyed with almyghty god faught agaynst Amon sedycyous people of the hylle of Effraym And for an vnprudent voys he slewe his owne doughter folyshly dyde sacrefyce to god with her IudicuÌ„ .xi. et .xij. ¶ Ozy this tyme was bysshop in Israell he was of the seed of Aron by the lyne of Eleazari the whiche deed thrugh the prouysyon of god the bysshopryche tomed to the lyne of Ythamar an C. .xx. yere in the whiche lyne Hely was the fyrst hygh bysshop And Abiathar was the laste ¶ Ebassam was Iuge in Israel .vij. yere and he was the .xij. Iuge and he was named otherwyse Boos the whiche wedded Ruth ¶ Abralon the .xix. Iuge of Israell was Iuge .x. yere And vnder these tymes the childern of Israell were quyete And therfore none notable thynges were done in these dayes ¶ Abdon the .xiiij. Iuge gouerned in Israell .viij. yeres And about this tyme the hystorye of Ruth was wryten ¶ Authamanis this tyme was kynge of Asserium and Priamus kynge of Troy sone to Lamidon that buylded his cyte agayne merueyllously stronge And began batayll with the Grekes vnto his owne hurte And he hadde a sone was called Hertor a leyâ—full gentyll sone by his â—yâ— Eccuba This man was faythfull wy se and Iuromparable of strengthe and noblynesse This Priamus had an other sone that was called Parys the whiche toke awaye fro the londe of Grekes He lena wyf to Menelaiê° the kynge ¶ Agamenon the kynge brother to Menelaâ—ê° the leder of all the Grekes hoste faught ayenst Troy and at the last he wanne the cyte falsly and to the Grekes moost shame and sclaunder that myght be For certaynly that myght be called an vnhappy batayll where no man gyueth louynge to the Grekes but euery man reporteth shame ¶ Eneas was kynge in Ytaly thre yere And this Eneas after Troy was destroyed of the Grekes came in to Ytaly with .xx. shyppes dyde myghty batayles there And this man hadde wedded Priamus doughter Elinsaram And he was made a god thorugh the errour of the comyn people of this man came Iuliê° cezar Octauianê° augustê° Â¶ Vlixes an eloquent man among all the Grekes after many perylles on the set wen te home to his Penelopem the moost faythfull the moost chast woman that is radde of And the Grekes perysshed wretchedly after that they had destroyed Troy both on the water on the londe as they wente homewarde ayen ¶ And that was the pryncypal date of ther wry tynge after that victory For they wrote ther historyes other wrytynge sic anâ— priâ— vel scâ—o iâ— post Troiam captam And that was the thyrde yere of Abdon Iuge of Israell ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .iiij. M.xxv. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.C.lxxiiij OBeth of crystis lyne sone to Boos iâ— reherced in Ma. ¶ Sampson the .xv. Iuge regned .xx. yere this Samson was the moost strongest man that euer was he delyuered Israel from the Philistiens for his meruaylous strengthe men trowed he had ben Hercules et eius mirabilia oê‘a vide IuidicuÌ„ .xiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.lxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.C.xiiij IEsse sone to Obeth of the lyne of Cryst otherwyse called Ysay fader to Dauyd this tyme lyued a notable man in honeste No kynge ne grete gouernour But of hyÌ„ many tymes is made mencyon in holy scrypture For of hyÌ„ descended Cryste our sauyour ¶ This tyme Ely was Iuge bysshop in Israel The whiche had two sones Ophni Phinees And for he corrected them not suffycyently he they were punysshed bothe of our lorde For they were slayne of the Philistiens And Ely felle of his sete and brake his necke ¶ This Ely was Iuge next after Sampson not of the lygnage of Aran that was fyrst bysshop of god electe but of Ythamar the lygnage dured an hondred and .xx. yere In the whiche lygnage Ely was fyrst bysshop Abrathar the last Vide plura priâ— reguÌ„ THis tyme Saul was kyng in Israel after the mayster in his hystoryes Iosephê° in hiâ— viij boke This Saul was fyrst kynge in Israel regned xx yere the whiche or he was kyng was a good man elect of god but after warde wretchedly he fayled he was slayne his thre sones in the hylles of Gylboy ¶ In the tyme of Saull
Samuel was Iuge prophete in Israel an holy man and borne of a barayne moder many a daye And he mynyshred afore dure lorde from a childe to his aege And was not hyghe bysshop but he Iuged Israell all the dayes of his lyf And was the very prophete of god Two kynges he anoynted Saul fyrst and after Dauyd This Samuel alone Moyses are radde that they prayed for theyr enmyes in all the olde Testament Of this Samuel Saul be dyuers oppynyens ¶ Isyder sayth yâ— Samuel Saul ruled Israel .xl. yere ¶ And Iosephus in his vin boke yâ— mayster in his storyes saye Samuel to be Iuge .xij. yere alone And after hym Saul to regne .xx. yere Plura vide priâ— reguÌ„ AScanius the .vij. kyng of Ytaly was sone to Encas burâ—ded the cyte of Albron And he was calleâ— yâ— kynge of Albanorum This Ascanius 〈◊〉 te Silinus the .viij. kyng of 〈◊〉 the whiche Silinus was fader vnâ—o 〈◊〉 kyng of Brytayne now called Englonde And I leue of the kyngâ— of 〈…〉 they dyde but lytell noble thynges 〈◊〉 it be comen to Remulus Remus that Rome buylded And thenne shall the â— kynges come ayen now to procâ—â—â— to the â—â—onycles of Englonde for the â—â—the namely this booke is made ¶ And Venes and Padua were buylded 〈◊〉 this tyme of yâ—â—esydue of the Troâ—â—â—s ¶ homeâ—e the grete poete about this 〈◊〉 me was the whiche wrote fayned gâ—â—ryously many a lesynge ¶ Incipit regnum Britanie nunc diâ—â—tur Anglia Here may ye see how Englonde fyrste began at Albyon Albyon ¶ Afore that I wyll speke of Brute it shall be shewed how the londe of Englonde was fyrst named Albion and by what encheson it was so named OF the noble londe of Siâ—â—ie there was a ryall kynge myghty a man of grete renoÌ„mee that called was Dyoclesyan that well worthely hym gouerned ruled thrugh his noble chyualry So that he conquered all the londes about hym so that almoost all the kynges of the worlde to hym were attendaunt ¶ It befell thus yâ— this Dyoclesyan spowsed a gentyll damoysell yâ— was wonder fayre that was his emys doughter Labana And she loued hyÌ„ as reason wolde so that he gate vpon her â—xxxiij doughters of the whiche yâ— eldest was called Albine And these damoysels whan they came vnto aege became soo fayre yâ— it was wonder wherof Dyoclesyan anone lete make a sompnynge coÌ„maunded by his letters yâ— all the kynges that helde of hym sholde come at a certayne daye as in his letters were conteyned to make a feest ryall At whiche daye thyther they came brought with them Admyralles prynces dukes and noble chyualry The feest was ryally arayed and there they lyued in Ioye and myrthe ynough that it was wonder to wyte And it befell thus that Dyoclesyan thought to marye his doughters amonge all tho kynges that were at that solempnyte ¶ And so they spake dyde that Albine his eldest doughter all her systers rychely were maryed vnto .xxxiij. kynges that were lordes of grete honour and of power at this solempnyte And whan the solempnyte was done euery kynge toke his wyf and ladde them in ther owne countree there ma de them quenes ¶ And it befell thus afterwarde that this dame Albene became so stoute so sterne that she tolde lytyll pryce of her lorde and of hym had scorne despyte and wolde not do his wyll but she wolde haue her owne wyll in dyuers maters And all her other systers euerychone bare them soo euyll ayenst ther lordes that it was wonder to wyte And for as moche yâ— them thought that ther husbondes were not of so hyghe parentage come as ther fader But those kinges that were ther lordes wold haue chastysed them with fayre manere vpon all loue frendshyp yâ— they sholde amende ther selfwylled coÌ„dycyons But al was for nought for they dyde ther owne wyll in all thynge that them lyked had of power Wherfore those .xxxiii. kyÌ„ges vpon a tyme and oft tyme. bete ther wyues For they wende that they wolde amende theyr tatches and ther wyckednesse But of suche condycyons they were that for fayre speche and warnynge the dyde all the wors and for betynges eftsones moche the wors Wherfore the kynge that had wedded Albyne wrote yâ— tatches and condycyons of hsi wyfe Albine and the lettre sente to Dyoclesyan his fader And whan the other kyÌ„ges her de that Albines lorde had sent a letter to Dioclesian anone they sente letters sealed with ther seales the condycyons and tatches of ther wyues Whan the kynge Dioclesian sawe herde so many playntes of his doughters he was sore ashamyd and became wonder angrye and wrothe towarde his doughters and thou ghte how he thenne myghte amende it that they so mysdyde And anone sente his letters vnto the .xxxiii. kynges that they sholde come to hym and brynge with theym theyr wyues euery chone att a certeyne daye For he wolde there chastyse theym of theyr wyckednesse yf he myghte in ony manere wyse Soo the kynges came all atte that tyme and daye yâ— tho was sette betwene hym and the kinges Dyoclesyan resceyued theym with moche honoure and made a solempne feest to all that were vnderneth his lordshyp And the thyrde daye after that solempnyte the kynge Dyoclesyan sente after his .xxxiij. doughters that they sholde come speke with hym in his chambre And whan they were come he spake to them of ther wyckednesse of ther cruelte spyteuously them repreued blamed and to them he sayd That yf they wolde not be chastysed they sholde his loue lese for euer more And whan yâ— ladyes herde all this they became abasshed gretely ashamed And to ther fader they sayd that they wolde make all amâ—ndes so they departed out of ther faders chambre And dame Albine that was the eldest syster ladde theym all to her chambre and tho made to voyde all that were therin so that no persone was amonge them but she and her systers to gyder ¶ Tho sayd Albine My fayr systers well we knowe that the kyng our fader vs hath reproued shamed and dispysed for by cause to make vs obedyent vnto our husbondes But certes that shall I neuer whyles that I lyue syth yâ— I am come of a more hygher kyngê blode than myn husbonde And whan she had thus sayd all her systers sayd the same And tho sayd Albine Well I wote fayre systers that our husbondes haue complayned vnto our fader vpon vs wherfore he hath vs thus foule reproued dispysed wherfore systers my couÌ„sell is that this nyght whan our husbondes ben a bedde all we with one assente for to kytte ther throtes thenne we may be in peas of them And better we mow do this thynge vnder our faders power than ouer where elles And anone all the ladyes consented and graunted to this counsell And whan nyght was comen
deyed for his seruauÌ„tes ¶ Anninê° Rufus was bysshop in the Iury about this tyme. ¶ Valeriê° Graceê° was after hym .xi. yere This man openly solde the bysshopryche he that moost yaaf had it And there was moneye in a lytell whyle ¶ Poncius Pylatus was Iuge Proctour in the Iury vnder the Emperour And vnder this man Iohn Baptyst began for to preche And our lorde suffred deth the whiche was dampned to dethe vnryghtwysly for drede of themperour ¶ Tyrus a certen kyng gate a childe on Pyla a poore manes doughter the whiche man hyght Atus and this childe of his moders name his belsyre put togyders was called Pylatus This Pylatus the fourth yere of his aege was sente to his fader The whiche kynge of his lefull wyf had goten a childe euen of the aege with Pylate by cause this lefull goten childe as they proceded in aege exceded this bastarde Pylatus he was full of euuye slewe his brother the lefull goten childe Wherfore forth with his fader sente hym to Rome for pledge for his trybute that he payed to Rome entendynge he wolde neuer redeme hym In the whiche tyme the kyngê sone of FrauÌ„ce was pledge for his trybute the whiche exceded hym in strengthe chyualry also he slewe hym Therfor the Romayns sente Pylate as a profytable man for the comyn wele to the yle of Ponto to tame the cursyd people the whiche slewe euery Iuge that came to them And he that cursyd man gouerned that vnhappy people what with thretynge with promyse and with lawe with yeftes that none of them durste contrary do to his pleasure wherfore he was called Pylate of Ponto ¶ Herode Antipa yonge in his conuersacyons with yeftes messages drewe hym to hym made hyÌ„ prynce of the Iury vnder hym And this tyme Pylate gadred moche moneye He rode not knowynge he wente to Rome that he myght receyue of the Emperour that Herode had gyuen hym Wherfore Herode Pylate were enmyes togyder vnto the passyon of our lorde whan that Pylate sende Ihesus vnto Herode clothed in a whyte clothe thenne they were made frendes ¶ Ouidius Naso in Ponto about this tyme deyed the fourth yere of his exyle ¶ Tyberius this tyme was Emperour at Rome he regned xxiij yere he lyued in the yere that our lorde Ihesu Cryst deyed somwhat after This man was in all his werkes gretely auysed that there sholde be no thynge sodenly done wyse in warres studyous in bokes fayre of speche fresshe in wytte saue he wolde of tymes feyne hyÌ„self to do thynges that he wolde neuer do of other This Emperour vnderstode and trusted in Cryste worshyped hym for god Some men saye at the last he was cruell ayenst people but it was a grete reason of pyte that he was euer gracyous to his subgettes poore men And he had peas all his dayes all the people that sayd ayenst crysten folke with oute ony mercy he destroyed he exyled Pylate for euer Thenne he decessed a worse succeded hym ¶ After Euseby it is wryten our lorde at .xxx. yere of his aege chose his .xij. apostles the whiche made our Crede that is our byleue And they made it after the Resurreccyon of Cryst after the holy ghost was sende vnto them Whan they had chose Mathia the apostle eche of them made a part as it is shewed hereafter And this Mathia was chose bytwene the daye of the Ascencyon Wytsondaye in the place of Iudas Scaryot the traytour of the whiche Iudas in a history is redde thus ¶ There was a certen man in IerusaleÌ„ that hyght Ruben after saynt Ierom he was of the trybe of Ysachar And his wyf hyght Cyborea the whiche on a certen nyght whan he wolde lustely knowe his wyf she dremed that she sholde here a childe of myscheyf the childe sholde be a traytour to his kynge to all the people of that regyon whan yâ— childe was borne called Iudas his fader his moder abhorred as well to slee ther childe as to nourysshe a traytour to the kynge all his people thefore they put hym in to a panyer or a lepe in to the see he flowed to the yle of Scaryoth where the lady of that place had no childe by her husbonde she feyned her to be wich childe but she fayled And after in a lytell season the same lady quene conceyued a childe of her husbonde whan that he was of aege Iudas many tymes angred hym caused hym to wepe the whiche the quene sawe bete Iudas many tymes after she knowledged that Iudas was not the kynges sone ne hers wherfore Iudas slewe the kynges sone he dradde the payne of the lawe fledde with certen exiles to Ierusalem And whan he came there he gate hym in to Pylates courte that was Iuge And by cause that oo cursyd man draweth to an other therfore he drewe to Pylate stode gretly in his fauour And vpon a certen daye whan Pylate loked out of his palays in to an orcharde of a maÌ„nes that was called Ruben that was very fader to Iudas Pylate desyred to haue apples Iudas went to gadre apples Ruben ranne to Iudas for to lette hyÌ„ bycause he toke his apples with out ony leue And whan they had chydde this Iudas smote his fader on the heed with a stone slewe hyÌ„ Iudas fled awaye secretly after that dede but it was sayd that Ruben dyed sodenly Then Pylate gat to Iudas all the goodes that Ruben had Ciborea Rubens wyf that was moder to Iudas And he dealed not curtesly with her as a man sholde with his wyf for that she wepte wayled for she had put her sone to the see that she was maryed ayenst her wyll It was perceyued that Iudas had slayne his owne fader wedde his owne moder ThenÌ„e Ciborea his moder wyf meuyd hyÌ„ to leue his synne then he folowed Cryst he forgaue hym his synne made hym his proctour apostle And how fals he was to Cryst it nedeth not to reherce ¶ And that same yere Mathewe was chosen the holy ghost was sende in to them as it is sayd afore ¶ The appostles or they were sparpled in to all the worlde they gadred theym togyder in to Ierusalem made the Crede here folowynge that is our byleue Petrus ¶ Credo in deuÌ„ patrem omnipotenteÌ„ creatorem celi et terre Andreas ¶ Et in ihesum xpÌ„m filium eius vnicum dominum nostrum IohaÌ„nes ¶ Qui conceptus est de spiritu sancto natus ex maria virgine Iacobus ¶ Passus sub pontis pilato crucifixus mortuus et sepultus Thomas ¶ Descendit ad inferna tercia die resurrexit a mortuis Iacobus ¶ Ascendit ad celos sedet ad dexteram dei patris omnipotentis Phllippê° Â¶ Inde venturus
solempnyte and mythe And thenne was Armager crowned and made kynge of Brytayne ¶ Of kynge Armager in whose tyme saynt Peter preched in Antioche with other apostles in dyuers couÌ„trees THis Armager regned well and worthely and gouerned the londe ryght worshypfully ¶ And Claudius Cezar in remembraunce of this accorde and for reuerence and honoure of his doughter made in this londe a fayre towne and a castell and lete calle the towne after his name Claucestren the whiche now is called Gloucestre And thenne whan all this was done the Emperour toke his leue and thenÌ„e wente to Rome ayen And Armager thenne was kynge and gouerned the londe wel and worthely all his lyues tyme. And this Armager gate a sone on his wyte whiche was called Westmer And whyle that this Armager regned saynt Peter preched in Anthioche And there he made a noble chirche In the whiche he sate fyrste in his chayre And there he dwelled .vij. yere And after he wente to Rome and was made pope tyll that Nero the Emperour lete martyr hym And then preched openly all the apostles in dyuerse londes the ryght fayth ¶ And whan Armager hadde regned .xxiiij. yere he deyed and lyeth at the auncyente cyte of London ¶ How kynge Westmer gaf to Berynger an ylonde forlet And there this Berynger made the towne of Berwyke ANd after this Armager regned his sone Westmer that was a good man a worthy of body well gouerned the londe It befell so that tydynges came to hym vpon a daye that the kynge Roderyk of Gascoyne was come in to this londe with an hughe hoste of people was dwellynge in Stanys more And whan kynge Westmer herde those tydynges he lete assemble an huge hoste of Brytons came to the kynge Roderyk yaue hym batayll And kynge Westmer slewe kynge Roderyk with his owne hondes in playne bataylle And whan kynge Roderyks men sawe that ther lorde was slayne they yelded them all to kynge Westmer became his men for euer more And he gaf them a couÌ„tree that was forleten wherin they myght dwelle And thyther they wente dwelled there all theyr lyues tyme .ix. hondred men there were of theym no moo lefte at that batayll Theyr gouernour prynce was called Berynger And anone he began a towne that they myght therin dwelle haue resorte and lete calle the towne Berwyk vpon Twede And there they enhabyted became ryche But they had no wyÌ„men amonge them the Brytons wolde not yeue theyr doughters to the strauÌ„gers Wherfore they wente ouer see in to Irlonde brought with them wyÌ„men there they them spowsed But the men coude not vnderstonde theyr langage ne yâ— speche of these wyÌ„men therfore they spake togyder as Scottes And afterwarde thrugh chauÌ„gynge ther langage in all FrauÌ„ce they were called thenne Scottes soo sholde the folkes of that countree be called for euer more ¶ How kynge Westmer lete arere a stone in the entrynge of Westmerlonde there that he slewe Roderyk and there he began fyrst housynge ANd after this batayll that is aboue sayd whan Roderyk was deed kynge Westmer in remembrauÌ„ce of his victory lete arere there besyde the waye a grete stone on hygh yet it stondeth euer more shall stonde And he le te graue in the stone letters that thus sayd The kynge Westmer of Brytayne slewe in this place Roderyk his enemye ¶ And this Westmer was the fyrst that buylded hous towne in Westmerlonde at that stone begynneth Westmerlonde that Westmer lete calle after his owne name And whan Westmer had so done he dwelled all his lyf tyme in that couÌ„tree of Westmerlonde for he loued that couÌ„tree more than ony other couÌ„tree whan he had regned .xxv. yere he deyed and lyeth at Karleyll ¶ Of kynge Coill that was Westmers sone that helde his londe in peas all his lyues tyme. AFter this his sone kynge Coill regned a good man and a worthy and of good condycyons and well gouerned his londe And of all men he hadde loue and peas And in his tyme was neuer contake debate nor warre in Brytayne And he regned was kynge in 〈◊〉 all his lyues tyme. And whan he had regned .xi. yere he deyed lyeth at Yorke CLaudius was Emperour at Rome next after Gaiâ—s And he regned .xiiij. yere .viij. dayes This man came in to grete Brytayne now called Englonde for to chalenge the trybute whiche they dyde denye vnto the Romaynes And after grete bataylles ther was bytwene the Emperour Claudius Armager kyng of Brytayne And after accordement made yâ— this armager sholde wedde Claudius doughter after they two sholde euer lyue in peas In token wherof this Claudius named the cyte where they were wedded after hym and called it Claudicestre where we now it calle Gloucestre ¶ This Claudiê° had thre wyues And on Petiua the fyrst wyf he gate a doughter that hyght Antonia The fyrst wyf decessed and he wedded Messalinam gate a sone that hyght Britanicus and Octauia a doughter The thyrde he wedded Agrippina hauynge a sone that hyght Nero. Claudius wedded his doughter Octauia to Ne to his wyues sone This Claudius for loue that he had to Agrippina his laste wyf he slewe Messalina his fyrst wyf leest she sholde haue holpe Britanicus her sone his to the Empyer Yet Agrippina the laste wyf of Claudius dradde leest her husbonde wolde haue proferred Britanicus haue deposed Nero her sone therfore she poysoned her husbonde Claudius and Nero was promoted to the Empyre And this same Nero yaue his moder suche a rewarde ayen For he poysoned Britanicus and slewe his owne moder his wyf Octauia ¶ Iames the more the apostle this tyme was slayne of Herode Agrippa Peter was prysoned Vt pêª acâ— .xij. The body of saynt Iames was brought by myracle in Galeciam of Spayne ¶ Nero after Claudius was Emperour he regned xiij yere .vij. monethes This Nero was a cursyd man made grete waste in the Empyre He wolde not fysshe but with nettes of golde ropes of sylke A grete parte of the lordes of Rome he slewe He was enemye to noo men but to good men He slewe his broder his wyf his moder his mayster He slewe also Peter Poule he wolde neuer were one cloth two tymes All his hors his mules were shod with syluer at the laste he dyde sette a grete parte of Rome on fyre some saye the Romayns complayned the stretes were to narowe And as he had brent a grete parte of Rome â— cro sayd there is space to buylde the shetes wyder Thenne the Senatours with the comyn people came vpon hym to slewe hym he fledde by nyght in to the subarbes of the cyte hyde hyÌ„ he herde karles beggers sayenge And they wyst where the Emperour were he sholde neuer scape theym Nero thought it sholde be grete derogacion to his name he
passed other men in power in ty ches in vertue in noblynesse in wysedome in holynesse in fame in experyen te And vnder this man the euyl thyngâ— of cursydnesse passed were sessyd And many a noble bolre he wrote to the Incomparable profyte of all holy chirche He was one of the pryncypall doctours of all the foure doctours of the chirche This man forsoth alone with saynt Fabi an after saynt Peter was chosen of god in all the ordres of the popes of Rome Many chynges he ordeyned in the chirche as is shewed in his regystre Deus in adiutoriuÌ„ for to be afore the begynnynge of the houres he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to be sayd He renewed made all the offyces of the chirche in a fayre a more compendyous manere the whiche abydeth yet vnto this daye is called Gregoria nuÌ„ And shortly for to conclude on this holy man maÌ„nes tonge can not expresse lyghtly the louynges of this man what in wrytynges also in example of vertuous dedes ¶ Saninianus was pope after Gregory one yere .v. monethes this man ordeyned yâ— tyngynge of belles at the houres of the daye but this man bachyted saynt Gregory for his lyberalyte yâ— he had to poore men thought he see saynt Gregory rebuked hyÌ„ thâ—â—es for it And the fourth tyme he laye in his bedde and thought saynt Gregory smote hym on the heed he waked dered anone This was the thyrde pope amonge all the popes the whiche is noted to deye dredefull deth ¶ Bonifacius the thyrde was pope after Saninianus .viij monethes He ordeyned that none but whyte clothes sholde be put vppon the awter ¶ Bonifaciê° the fourth was pope foure yere .viij. monethes this man putchaced of yâ— Emperour Focas yâ— chirche of saynt Peter of Rome sholde be yâ— heed of all the chirche in the worlde For afore Constantynople was the heed chirche Also he gate lycence that the chirche called Panton the whiche was dedycate to the honour of Neptunus and other fals goddes where crysten men many tymes were slayne of deuylles myght be dedycate to the worshyp of all sayntes in heuen ¶ This man ordeyned that monkes myght vse the offyet of prechynge crystenynge and confessynge ¶ Heraclius was Emperour after Focas .xiij. yere And in the thyrde yere of his regne Cosdias the kynge of Perse brente Ierusalem and other worshypfull places Zachary the patryarke with other moche people he toke in captyuyte The parte of the holy crosse the whiche Eleyne lefte there he toke with hym in to his couÌ„tre But the .xij. yere of Heraclius Cosdras was slayne of Heraclius the crosse was brought ayen the people were delyuered And whan Heracliê wolde haue entred the cyte proudly the yates of the cyte by power of god chytte therself yâ— Emperour meked hym to god aboue yâ— yates opened And thenne was the feest of the exaltacoÌ„n of the crosse made ¶ Deus dedit was pope after Bonifaciê° thre yere this was an holy man For on a certayne daye whan he kyssed a lepre anone yâ— lepre was hole ¶ This tyme a Cyteyzin of London thrugh the mocyon of Ethelbryght buylded a chirche of saynt Peter in the West parte of London in a place that was called Thorneye ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ .vi. C.xliiij BOnifacius the fyfthe was pope after Deus dedit fyue yere The whiche ordeyned that no man sholde be taken out of the chircheyerde And lytell elles of hym is wryten ¶ Nota Machomitum ¶ Machomite the duke of Sarrasyns Turkes was this tyme. And he was yâ— dysceyuer of all the worlde a false prophete the messenger of the deuyll The forgooer of Antecryst the fulfyller of hererye of all fals men the meruayllest Of whon the dominacion thus began ¶ There was a certayne famous clerke at Rome coude not spede in his maters that he desyred to haue spedde in Thenne he receded from Rome ouer yâ— see procured many a man to haue gone with hym Amonge whome was this Machomyte a grete man of wytte And this clerke promysed hym to make hym duke of the countree yf he wolde be gyded after hym ¶ There he nourysshed a douue put all the corne yâ— the douue ete in Machomytê eere so this douue had neuer no mette but in his eere The forsayd clerke on a daye called the people meued them to chese suche a prynce as yâ— holy ghost wolde shewe to them in lykenesse of douue And anone this clerke secretly lete flee this douue yâ— whiche after his olde custome that he was wonte to fell anone to yâ— sholder of Machomyte put his bylle in his eere And the people sawe this anone he was chosen duke of that people of Corosame he sayd that he was the very prophete of god Thenne he made a boke of his lawe that was called Alkaron But he dyde it by InformacoÌ„n of thre of his maysters To whome the deuyll mynystred the auctoryte and the connynge ¶ The fyrst mayster was a Iewe a grete Astronomyer a Nygromancer The seconde was IohnÌ„ de Anthiochia The thyrde was Sergius an heretyke And these thre made an vngracyous lawe and an vnhappy ¶ And what some euer was harde of byleue and noyous to do they lefte that out of the lawe and they put that thynge in the lawe the whiche the worldly men were prone and redy to do That is to saye Glotony lechery rapyne suche other And also this Machomyte ordeyned that a man sholde haue as many wyues as he myght occupye fynde and refuse them twyes or thryes or foure tymes and take them agayne And many meruayllous fals thynges he made in his lawe the whiche were to longe to reherce here But they be playne in his boke of Alkaron And euer he wrote in his boke that our lorde spake to Machomyte his prophete sayenge on this wyse or on this ¶ Thus by his false meanes he dysceyued the people And whan his maysters he had made this that was so delectable He wrote it in a boâ—â— with letters of golde And also he nourysshed a myghty camell secretly in a pryue place and aloonly with the hoâ—des of Machomyte was alwaye fedde And there pryuely he tyed this boke of the lawe that he had made about the camels necke and put this camel forth on a tyme in to the felde afore daye And this camell Ioyed in his lybertee for he was neuer lose afore And he wolde suffre no man to come touche hym And so there was a grete fame of suche a camell and all the people ranne to see hyÌ„ Amonge whom was this Machomyte But whan the camell sawe hym yâ— had fedde hym alwaye Anone he ranne vnto hym And he had taught this camell afore tyme to falle downe on his knees and lycke his hondes And so he dyde afore all that people The people thenne cryed and sayd that there was a very ensample that he was the true prophete of god ¶
olde testament yâ— newe the lawes of the prophecyes the gospell the canons of appostles all the decrees of the popes of Rome that al they helde I holde that that they dampned Idampne moost specyally that preuylege graunted to Henry the Emperour the whiche rather is graunted to venge his malyce than to multeplye his pacyence in vertue For euer more I dampne that same preuylege ¶ Of kyng Henry Beauclerk that was Wyllyam Rous brother and of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curthos his brother ANd whan Wyllyam Rous was deed Henry Beauclerk his 〈◊〉 was made kynge by cause Wyllyam Rome had no childe begote on his body And this Henry Beauclerk was crowned kyng at London the fourth daye after that his brother was decessyd that is to saye the fyfth daye of August ¶ And anone as Ancelmus that was Archbysshop of CauÌ„terbury that was at yâ— court of Rome herde tell that William Rous was deed he came ayen in to England the kynge Beauclerk welcomed hym with moche honour And the fyrste yere the kynge Henry regned was crowned He spowsed Maude that was Margaretes doughter the quene of Scotlonde And the Archebysshop Ancelmus of CauÌ„terbury wedded them And this kynge begate vpon his wyfe two sones a doughter that is to saye Wyllyam and Richarde Maude And this Maude was afterwarde yâ— Empresse of Almayne ¶ And in the seconde yere of his regne his broder Robert Curthos that was duke of Normandy came with an huge hoste in to Englond for to chalenge the londe But thrugh counseyll of the wyse men of the londe they were accorded in this manere That the kynge sholde yeue his brother the duke a thousande pounde euery yere And whiche of them that lyued lengest sholde be that others heyre and so bytwene them sholde he no debate ne stryfe ¶ And then whan they were thus accorded the duke wente home agayne in to Normandye ¶ And whan the kynge had regned foure yere there arose a grete debate bytwene hym and the Archebysshop of Counterbury Ancelmus For by cause that the Archebysshopp wolde not graunâ—e to hym for to talenges of chirches at his wyll And the reforde efâ—ones the Archebysshope Ancelmus wente ouer the see vnto the courte of Rome there he dwelled with the pope And in the same yere the 〈◊〉 of Normandy came in to Englonde to speke with his 〈◊〉 ¶ And 〈…〉 other thynges the duke of Normandye â—oryâ—â—e vnto the kynge his brother the fousayd thousande pouÌ„de by yere that he sholde paye vnto the duke And with good loue the kynge the duke departed there yâ— duke wente ayen in to Normandy ¶ And whan tho two yere were agone thrugh the entycement of the deuyll of symple men a grete debate arose bytwene the kynge the duke soo that thrugh couÌ„seyll the kynge wente ouer yâ— see in to Normandy whan the kynge of Englonde was come in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normande torned vnto the kynge of Englonde helde ayenst yâ— duke theyr owne lorde hyÌ„ forsoke to the kynge them yelde all the good castelles townes of Normandy And soone after was the duke taken ladde with the kynge in to Englonde And the kyng lete put the duke in to pryson this was the vengeaunce of god ¶ For whanne the duke was in the holy londe god yaue hym suche myght grate that he was chosen for to haue be kyÌ„ge of Iherusalem and he forsoke is and wolde not take it vpon hym and therfore god sente hym that shame despyte for to be putt in his brothers pryson The seased kynge Henry all Normandy in to his honde helde it all his lyfe tyme. ¶ And in the same yere came the bysshop Ancelmus fro the courte of Rome in to Englonde ayen And the kyng he were accorded ¶ And in the next yere comynge after there began a grete debate bytwene the kynge Phylyppe of Fraunce kynge Henry of Englonde Wherfore kynge Henry wente in to Normandye there was stronge warre bytwene them two And tho deyed the kynge of FrauÌ„ce lowys his sone was made kynge anone after his deth And th◠〈◊〉 kynge Henry ayen in to Englonde maryed Maude his doughter vnto Henry the Emperour of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt kynge Lowys of FrauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde how kynge Henryes two sones were loste in the hyght see AS kynge Henry hadê be kynge xvij yere a grete debate arose betwixt kynge Lowys of frauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde for by cause that yâ— kynge had sente in to Normandy to his men that they sholde be helpynge vnto therle of Bloys asmoche as they might in wane ayenst the kynge of frauncâ— And that they sholde be as 〈◊〉 to hym as they were to theyr owne lorde for by cause that therle had spowsed his 〈…〉 Maude And for this cause yâ— kenge of FrauÌ„ce dyde moche sorowe to Normandy Wherfore the kynge of Englonde was wonder wroth in haste wente ouer the see with a grete power same in 〈◊〉 Normandy for to defende that 〈◊〉 And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the last they two 〈◊〉 togyder And the kynge of frauÌ„ce was dyscomfyted vnnethes escaped aware with moche payne the moost partâ—â—e of his men were taken And the kynge dyde with theym what hym best lyked And some of them he lete go freely and some he lete be put vnto the deth But afterwarde those two kyngê were 〈◊〉 And whan kynge Henry had hooly all the londe of Normandye 〈◊〉 his enmyes of Fraunce he torned agayne in to Englonde with moche honour And his two sones William Rycharde wolde haue come after the fader went to the see with a grete company of people But are that they myght come to londe the shyppe came ayenst a roche all were drowned that were there in saue â—o man that was in the same shyppe that escaped And this was vpon saynt Katheryns daye these were the names of them that were drowned Willyam and Rycharde the kynges sonâ— a the erle of Chestre Octonell his brother Geffroy Rydell Walter 〈◊〉 Godefray Archedeken the kynges doughter the countesse of Perches the kyngesnece the countesse of Chestre many other ¶ Whan kynge Henry other lordes arryued in Englonde herde these tydynges they made sorowe ynough And all theyr myrth Ioye was torned in to mornynge sorowe ¶ How Maude yâ— Empresse came ayen in Englonde how she was afterward wedded to Geffroy therle of Angoy ANd whan that two yere were agone that the Erle had dwelled with the kynge the erle wente from the kyng began to warre vpon hym dyde moche harme in yâ— londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all that yere And tho came to hym tydynges that Henry the Emperom of Almayne yâ— had spowsed
kynges steward yâ— the kynge had sente to Shirborne in Elmede to yâ— erle of Lancastre to all yâ— with hym were for to trete of accorde yâ— hym alyed to yâ— barons came with yâ— company syre Roger Dammory syr Hugh Dandale yâ— had spousyd the kynges neres lyster syr Gylbert of clare erle of Gloucetre yâ— was slayne in Scotlonde as before is sayd And tho two lordes hadde tho two partyes of yâ— erldom of Gloucetre syr Hugh Spenser had yâ— thyrde party in his wyues halfe the tyyrde syster and thoo two lordes wente to the barons with al theyr power ayenst syr Hugh theyr brothere in lawe And soo there came with them syr Robert Clyfforde syr IohnÌ„ moÌ„bray syr Goselyn Daâ—yll syre Rogere Mortymer of werk syr Rogere Mortymer of wykmore his neuewe syr Henry Trals syr IohnÌ„ Gyffarde syr Barthil mewe of Bardesmore with all theyr coÌ„pany and many other that to them were consente all yâ— grete lordes came vnto westmestre to yâ— kynges parlement And so they spake dyde yâ— bothe syr Hughe Spenser yâ— fader also yâ— sone were out lawed of Englonde for euermore And so syr Hugh yâ— fader went vnto Douere made moche sorowe fell downe vppon the grounde by yâ— see banke a crosse with his armes and sore wâ—pynge sayd Now fayr Englonde good Englond to almyghty god I the betake And therâ— es kyssed yâ— ground venyd neuer to haue come ayen wepynge cursyd yâ— tyme yâ— euer he begate syr Hugh his sone and sayd for hym he had lost all Englonde And tho in presence of them all â— were abowte hym yaue hym his curse went ouer see to his londes But Hugh yâ— sone wolde not go out of Englonde but hel de hym in yâ—â—ee he his company robbyd two drome dores besyde Sand 〈◊〉 toke bare away all yâ— godes yâ— was in them to the value of .lx. M.li. ¶ How yâ— kynge exyled erle Thomas of Lancastre all yâ— helde with hym how the Mortimer came yelded hym to the kynge and of all the lordes IT was not longe after yâ— the kyÌ„ge ne made syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh yâ— sone come â—yen in to Englonde ayenst yâ— lordes wyâ—l of the reame And sone after the kynge with a stronge power came and beseged the castell of Ledis and in the castell was yâ— lady of Bladelesmore for cause the she wolde notte graunte that castell to the quene Isabell kynge Edwardes wyfe but the pryncypall cause was for syrr Berthylme we was ayenste yâ— kynge and helde with yâ— lordes of Englond neuertheles the kynge by helpe sâ—coure of men of London and also of helpe of southeren men gate the castell maugre of thez all that were within and toke with theÌ„ all that they myght fynde And whan yâ— barons of Englonde herde thyse tydynges syr Roger Mortimer many other lordes toke the towne of Burggeworth with strenth wherfore yâ— kynge was woÌ„der wrothe and lete outlawe Thomas of Lancastre Vmfroy de Bohounâ—erle of Herford all tho that were assentyÌ„ge to the same quarell And yâ— kynge assembled an huge hoste came ayenst the lordes of Englonde wherfor yâ— Mortmers put them in the kynges grace And anone they were sente to yâ— toure of London there kept in pryson And whan yâ— barons herde this thyng they came to pouÌ„tfret there that the erle Thomas soiourned tolde hym how yâ— Mortimers both had yelde them to yâ— kynge put them in his grace ¶ Of the syege of Tykhyll SO whan Thomas erle of Lancastre herde this he was wonder wrothe all that were of ther company greatly they were dyscomfyted and ordeyned ther power togyder besyegyd that castell of Tykhyll but tho that were within manly defended them that the barons myghte not gete the castell whan the kynge herd that his castell was besegyd he swore by god by his names that the sege shold be remeued assembled an huge power of people went thederward to rescowe the castell his power encresyd fro day to day whan the erle of Lancastre the Erle of Herforde the barons of ther coÌ„pany herd of this thynge they asseÌ„bled all theyr power went theÌ„ too BurtoÌ„ vpon trent kepte the brydge that the kynge sholde not passe ouer but it befell so on the tenthe daye of Marche in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxi the kyÌ„g and the Spenâ—erâ— syr Aymer Valaunce erle of Penbroke IohnÌ„ erle of Arun dell theyr power went ouer the water and dyscomfyted therle Thomas and his company And they fled to the castel of Tetbury from thens they went to Pountfret and in that vyage deyed sire Roger Daumore in thabbay of Tetbury And in yâ— same tyme the erle thomas had a traytour with hym that was callyd Robert Holonde a knyght that the erle had brought vp of nought had nourysshed hym in his butrye had yeue hyÌ„ athousand marke of londe by yere And somoche the erle louyd hym that he myghte do in the erles courte all that hym lyked bothe amonge them hyghe and lowe so craftly the theyf bare hym ayenst his lorde that he trustyd more vpon hym than ony man on lyue and the erle had ordeyned by his letters for to go into the erledome of Lancastre to make men aryse to helpe hym in that vyage That is to saye .v. hundred men of arm ys But the fals traytour came not there noo manere men for to warne ne for to make aryse to helpe his lorde And whan that the fals traytour herde tell that hys lorde was dyscomfyted at Burton vppon Trent as a fals traytour theyf stele away and robbyd in Rauensdele his lordes men yâ— came fro the scoÌ„fyture And toke of thezhors and harneys and all that they had and slewe of them all that they myght take and came and yeldyd hym to the kynge ¶ whan the good erle Thomas wyst that he was so bytrayed he was so abasshed sayd to hymself O almyghty god how myght robert Holonde fyÌ„de in his hert me to betray syth yâ— I louyd hym so moche O god well maye now a man se by hym that no man may dysceyue a nother rather thaÌ„ he that he trustyth moost vpoÌ„ he hath full euyll yeldyd me mi goodnes the worshyp yâ— I haue to hym done thrugh my kyndnesse haue hym auauncyd and made hym hyghe where that he was low And he makyth me go from hyghe vnto lowe but yett shall he deye an euyll dethe ¶ Of the scomfyture of Brurbrygge THe good erle Thomas of Lancastre HuÌ„froy de Bohoune erle of Herford the barons that with theym were toke couÌ„sell bytwene theÌ„ at yâ— frere prechers in PouÌ„tfret tho thought Thomas vpon yâ— traytour Robert Holonde sayd in repreyf Alas Robert Holond hathe me betrayed aye is yâ— red of some euyll shred And by yâ— comyn assent
they sholde all go to yâ— castell of Dunstanbrughe yâ— whiche perteyned to therldoâ—â— of Lancastre that they shold abyde ther tyl that the kynge had foryeue them his male talent ¶ But whan yâ— good erle Thomas this herde he answerd in this manere sayd Lordes sayd he yf we go towarde yâ— North yâ— Northen men woll saye that we go towarde the Scottes so we shall be holden traytours for cause of dystauÌ„ce that is bytwene kyng Edwarde and Robert the Brus that made him kynge of Scotlonde And therfore I say as touchynge myselfe that I wylle not go no ferder into the North than to myÌ„ owne castell at PouÌ„tfret ¶ And whan syr Roger Clyfford herde this he arose vp anone in wrathe drewe his swerde on hygh swore by god almyghty and by his holy names but yf that he wolde go with them he sholde hym slee there the noble gentyll erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre was sore aferde sayd Fayr syres I wyll goo with you whether some euere ye me bydde Tho went they togyder in to the north and with them they hadde vii C. meÌ„ of armys came to Burbrig And whan syr Andrew of Herkela that was in the north couÌ„tree thrugh ordynauÌ„ce of yâ— kynge for to kepe yâ— countree of Scotlonde herde tell howe that Thomas of Lancastre was scoÌ„fyted and his company at Burton vpon trent be ordened hym a stronge power and syâ— symonde warde also that was tho the shyref of Yorke and met the barons at burbrugge anone they brake the brydge that was made of tree ¶ And whan syr Thomas of Lancastre herde yâ— syr Andrewe of Herkela had broughte with hym suche a power he was sore adrad sent for syr Andrewe of Herkela with hyÌ„ spake sayd to hym in this manere syr Andrewe sayd he ye may well vnderstoÌ„de that our lorde that kynge is ladde mysgouerned by moche fals couÌ„sell thrugh syr Hugh Spenser yâ— fader syr Hugh his sone syr IohnÌ„ erle of AruÌ„dell thrugh mayster Roberte Baldok a fals pyllyd clerke that now is in yâ— kynges come dwellynge wherfore I praye you that ye wylle come with vs with all your power that ye haue ordeyned and helpe to dystroye the venym of Englond the traytours that ben therin we wyll yeue vnto you all the best parte of fyue Erldoms that we haue holde we wyll make vnto you an othe that we wyll neuer do thynge with out your counsell so ye shall be eft as well with vs as euer was Robert Holonde Tho answerd syr Andrew of Herkela sayd syr Thomas that wolde not I do ne consent therto for no manere thynge with out the wyll coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of our lorde yâ— kynge for theÌ„ shold I be holden a tratour for euer more And whan that yâ— noble erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre saw yâ— he wolde not consent to hyÌ„ for no maner thyÌ„g syr Andrew he sayd wyll ye not coÌ„sente to dystroye the venymme of the reame as we be consente atte one worde Syr Andrewe I tell the that are this yere begoon that ye shall be take and holde for a traytour more than ony of you holde vs nowe and in worse dethe ye shall deye than eâ—er dyd ony knyghte of Englonde And vnderstonde welle that ye dyde neuer thynge That sorer ye shall you repente And now go and doo what you good lykyth and I wyll put me into the mercy of god And so went yâ— fals traytour tyrauÌ„t as a fals forsworn man For thrugh the noble Erle Thomas of Lancastre he receyued yâ— armys of chyualrye thrughe hym he was made a knyghte Tho myghte men see archers draw them in yâ— one syde in that other knyghtes also and fought tho togyder wonder sore And also amonge al other Humfroy de Boughon erle of Herforde a worthy knyght of renoune thrugh out all cristendome stode fought with his enmyes vppon yâ— brydge and as the noble lorde stode fought vpon the brydge a theyf rybaude sculkyd vnder yâ— brydge and fyersly with a spere smote the noble knyght into yâ—â—uÌ„dement so that his bowellys came out aboute his fete ther. Alas for sorow pyte For there was slayne the floure of solace of comforth also of curteysye ¶ And syr Roger Clyfforde a noble a worthy knyghte stode euer fought well and worthyly hym defended as a noble baron But atte the laste he was sore woundyd in his heed And syr wyllyam of Sullayande syr Roger of Benefelde were slayne at that batayll whan syr Andrewe of Herkela saw that syr Thomas men of Lancastre lassed and slakyd anone he and his company came vnto the gentyll knyght syr Thomas layd vnto hym in an hygh voyce Yelde the traytour yelde the. The gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre answerd thenne and sayd Nay lordes traitours we ben none and to you we wyll neuer vs yelde whyle that our lyues last But leuer we hadde to be slayne in our truth than yelde vs vnto you And syre Andrewe ayen gardyd vppon syr Thomas and his company yellynge and crienge lyke a wode wulf yelde you traytours taken yelde you and sayd with an hyghe voys Beware syres that none of you be so hardy vppon lyfe and lymme tomysdo Thomas body of Lancastre And with that worde the good erle thomas yede into the castell and sayd knelynge vpon his knees and torned his vysage towarde the crosse sayd almyghty god to the I yelde holy I putte me vnto thy mercy and with that the vylaines and rybaudes lept abowte hym on euery syde as tyrauÌ„tes and wood tormeÌ„tours dyspoyled hym of his armoure and clothed hym in a robe of ray that was of his squyres lyueray and forthe ladde hym vnto Yorke by water Tho myght men see moche sorowe and care For the gentyll knyghtes fledde on euery syde the rybaudes and the vyllayns egerlye thâ—â— dyscryed cryed on hygh yeld you traytours yelde you whan they were yelden they were robbyd and bouÌ„den as theuys Alas the shame and dyspyte that the gentyll ordre of knyghthode had there at that batayll And the loÌ„de was tho without lawe For holy chirche had tho nomore ereuerence than it had be a burdell hous And in that batayll was the fader ayenst the soneâ— and the vncle ayeÌ„st the neuewe For somoche vnkyndnesse was neuer seen before in Englonde as was that tyme amonge folkes of one nacyon For one kynred had no more pyte of that other than an hungry wulf hath of a shepe And it was no wonder For the greate lordes of Englonde were not all of one nacyon but were medlyd with othere nacyons That is for to saye some Brytons some Saxons some Danys some Pehypes some Frensshemen some Normans some Spanyerdes some Romayns some Henaude soom Flemynges and othere dyuers nacyons the whyche nacyons accordyd notte too the kynde bloodeof Englonde And yf so greate lordes
the sege weÌ„t thens by nyght ¶ whan this thyng was knowe thrugh Scotlonde how that the lordes knyghtes were dyscomfyted at Gaskemore of Scotlonde thrugh syre Edwarde Bayllol ye shall vnderstonde yâ— the lordes ladyes yâ— gentyls of scotlonde came wonder faste to saynt IohaÌ„nes towne yeldyd theym vnto Bayllol to hym dyd homage feautee for theyr londes yelde theym to his peas he theym receyued frely And fro theÌ„s he went to the abbaye of Scone there he was crowned kynge of Scotlonde after he lete crye his peas thrughe oute all the londe ¶ And at that same tyme it befell that kynge Edwarde helde his parlemente amonge his lyeges atte the newe castell vpon Tyne for to amende the trespaces and the wronges that had ben done in his londe And syr Edwar de Bayllol kynge of Scotlonde came to hym thyther and dyd to hym homage and feautee for the reame of Scotlonde And in this manere kyng Edwarde of Englonde gadred ayen his homages and feautees of Scotlonde whereof he was put out thrugh counseyll and assent of dame Isabell his moder and of syr Roge Mortimer erle of Marche Tho toke Bayllol kynge of Scotlond his leue of kynge Edwarde of Englonde went thens into his owne londe of Scotlonde sette but lytyll by suche as had counseylled hym and holpen hym in his quarell wherfore they went from hym went lyued by theyr owne londes and rentes in scotlonde ¶ And sote befell afterwarde not longe yâ— the kynge of Scotlonde neremeued came to the toure of Anande there toke his dwellynge and thyder came to hym a company of knyghtes stronge men worthy yelded them vnto the kynge And bare theym so fayre in dede and in couÌ„tenauÌ„ce so that he trustyd moche vpon theym And anone as the traytours sawe that he trustyd moche vpon theym they ordeyned amonge theym fyfty in a company and wolde haue slayne theyr lord the kynge But thragh the grace of almyghty god he brake thrugh a wall an hole in his chambre as god wolde scapyd theyr trechery all his men were slayne he escaped with moche drede vnto the towne of Cardoyll And there he helde hym sore anoyed And this befell vpon our ladyes euen the concepcyoÌ„ ¶ Tho sent kynge Edwarde Bayllol to kynge Edwarde of Englonde howe falsly traytoursly he was in lytyll tyme put to shame and sorowe thrugh his lyege men vpon whome he trustyd wonder moche prayed hym for the loue of god yâ— he wolde mayntene hyÌ„ helpe hyÌ„ ayenst his enmies The kynge of EngloÌ„ had of hym grete pyte behyght to helpe hym socour hym And sent hyÌ„ worde yâ— he sholde holde hym in peas styl in yâ— forsayd cyte of Cardoyll tyll yâ— he had gadred his powere ¶ Thoo ordeyned kynge Edwarde of Englonde a counseyll at London and lete gadre his men in dyuers shyres of Englonde whan he was all redy he went toward yâ— tow of Berwyk vppon Twede and theder came to hym kynge Edwarde Bayllol of Scotlonde with his powee beseged yâ— towne And made without the towne a fayre towne of pauylyons and dicheâ— theym all abowee so that they had noo 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 manye 〈…〉 and with other 〈…〉 wherwith they 〈…〉 houses chirches al 〈…〉 to yâ— erthe with grete 〈…〉 out of gonnes 〈…〉 And netheles yâ— scottes 〈…〉 yâ— towne yâ— tho two kinges myght not come therin longe tyme 〈…〉 yâ— kynges abode there soo 〈◊〉 tyll tho yâ— were within yâ— towne failed vytaylles also they were so wery of wakynge yâ— they wyste not what for to doo ¶ And ye shall vnderstonde yâ— tho Scottes that were within the towne of Berwyk thrughe comyn counseyll and theyr assent lete crye vpon the walles of the towne that they myghte haue peas of the Englysshmen therof they prayed the kynge of his grace mercy And prayed hym of trewes for viii dayes vppon this couenaunt yâ— yf they were nottrescowed in that sayd of yâ— towne towarde Scotlonde of yâ— Scottes within viii dayes that they wolde yelde theym vnto the kynge the towne also And to holde this couenauÌ„t they prouffred too the kynge .xii. hostages out of the towne of Berwyk ¶ whan yâ— hostages were delyuerde vnto yâ— kynge anone tho of yâ— towne sent vnto yâ— Scottes tolde theym of theyr sorow and myscheyf And yâ— Scottes tho came pryuery ouer the water of Twede to yâ— bought of yâ— abbaye syre wyllyam Dyket yâ— was tho Stewarde of Scotlonde and many other that came with hym put theym there in greate peryll of themself at that tyme of ther lyfe For they came ouer a brydge yâ— was to brokeand the stonys awaye many of theyr company were there drowned But the forsayd wyllyam went 〈◊〉 other of his company and came by the shyppes of Englonde slewe in a 〈◊〉 of Hull .xvi. men and after they 〈◊〉 into the towne of Berwyk by the 〈◊〉 syde wherfore the Scottes helde 〈…〉 towne rescowed and askyd theyr 〈◊〉 ayen of the kynge of Englonde 〈◊〉 the kynge sente theym worde 〈◊〉 that they axyd theyr hostages with 〈◊〉 syth yâ— they came into yâ— towne of Englonde syde For couenauÌ„t was bytwene theym yâ— the towne shold be rescowed by yâ— halfe of Scotlonde anone tho commauuÌ„ded kynge Edwarde to yelde the towne or he wolde haue yâ— hostages and the Scottes sayd yâ— towne was rescowed well ynoughe therto the wolde theym holde whan kynge Edwarde sawe the Scottes breke they re couenauÌ„tes yâ— they made he was wonder wrothe and anne lete syr Thomas Fytzwyllyam and syr Alysander of Feton warden of Berwyk the whiche Thomas was persone of Dunbarre lete them be take fyrste afore that otheyr hostages for cause yâ— syr Alysanders fader was keper of the towne ¶ And tho commaunded euerye daye two hostages of the towne tylle yâ— they were all doo to deth but yf they yelded the towne so he sholde teche them for to breks theyr couenauntes And whaÌ„ they of yâ— towne herde thise tidyngê they became wonder sory sent to yâ— kyÌ„ge yâ— he wold grauÌ„t theÌ„ other viii dayes of respite so yâ— bytwene two huÌ„dre men of armys .xx. meÌ„ of armes myght by â—â—â—the go bytwene 〈◊〉 to yâ— towne of Berwyk theym for to 〈◊〉 yâ— towne 〈◊〉 be holde for 〈◊〉 And yf so were y◠〈…〉 more were slayne of thoo two huÌ„dred before sayd yâ— yâ— towne sholde not be holde 〈◊〉 rescowed And this 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 they sent to hym other xii of the forsayd 〈◊〉 in hostage the kynge of Englonde grauntyd theym theyr 〈…〉 the hostages on saynt 〈…〉 of grace M CCC.xxxii the 〈…〉 power and came faste and sharply ayenst euensonge tyme And the same tyme was flood at Berwyk in the water of Twede yâ— no man myght go ouer on his hors nor on fote the water was bitwene tho two kynges and
a spryngynge and wellynge vp of waters and also flodes bothe of the see alsoo of the fresshe ryuers and sprynges that the see bankes walles and costes brake vp that mennnys bestes and housys in many places and namely in lowe countrees vyolently and sodaynly were drowned fruytes dryuen awaye of the erthe thrugh contynuaunce and abundauÌ„ce of waters of the see euer more afterwarde were torned into more saltnesse and sourenesse ot sauoure ¶ The x. yere of kynge Edwardes regne kyng Edwarde entred the Scottes see after Mydsomer And to many of the Scottes he yaue batayll and ouercame them and many he treatyd and bowed vntoo his peas thrughe his doughtynesse and hardynesse ¶ And after the feest of saynt Myghell â–ª then next folowynge was the erle of Moryf had taken at Edenburgh and brought into Englonde and put into pryson ¶ And in the monethes of Iune and Iulii than next folowynge in the .xi. yere of his regne was seen and appyered in yâ— fyrmament a bemed sterre the whiche clerkes calle stella Cometa and that sterre was seen in dyuers partes of yâ— fyrmament ¶ where after anone there folowed in Englonde gode chepe and wonder greate plente of all chaffare vytaylles and marchaundyse and there ayenst honger scarsyte myscheyf nede of money ¶ In soo moche that a quartre of whete atte London was solde for two shellynge and a good fatte oxe at a noble and fyue gode douues byrdes for a peny In whiche yere deyed sir IohnÌ„ of Eltham erle of Cornewayle that was kynge Edwardes brother and lyethe atte westmestre ¶ How kynge Edwarde made a duchie of the erldom of Cornewayle and alsoâ— of syxe othere erles that were newe made and of the fyrste chalenge of the kyngedome of Fraunce IN the yere of our lorde a thousande CCC.xxxvii and of kynge towarde .xii. in the moneth of Marche durynge the parlement at westmestre in leÌ„ te tyme kynge Edwarde made of the erledome of Cornewayle a duchye lete it calle the duchye of Cornewayle yâ— whiche duchye he gaf vnto Edward his hirste sone with the erldome of Chestre and also kynge Edwarde made at that same tyme syxe other erles that is for too saye syr Henry the erle of Lancastres sone erle of Leycetre wyllyam of BoghuÌ„ erle of Northampton wyllyam of Mountagu erle of Salysbury Hugh of Aâ—dell erle of Gloucestre Robert of Vfforde erle of Southfolke And wyllyam of Clyton erâ—e of Huntyngeton ¶ And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlement that no man sholde were no clothe that was wrought out of Englonde as clothe of goldene of sylke or veluet or damaske or satyn baudkynne none suche other ne none wylde ware nefurres of beyonde the see But suche as myght spende an hondred pounde of reÌ„te by yere But this ordynauÌ„ce and statute was but of lytyll effect for it was no thynge holden ¶ In the xiii yere of his regne kynge Edwarde went ouer see in to Braban with quene Philyp his wyf there berynge a chylde at And werpe there he dwellyd more than a yere for to treate with the duke of Braban and other alyed vnto hym of the chalengynge of the kyngdome of Fraunce to kynge Edwarde of Englonde by ryght and by herytage after the dethe of Karoll the grete kynge of Fraunce brother Germayne of quene Isalâ—â— kynge Edwardes moder the whiche was holden and occupied vnryghtfull by Phylyp of Valoys the emes sone of kynge Karoll yâ— whiche duke and all his in the forsayd thynges all otherlongynge there to with all his men and goodes kynge Edwarde toâ—de redy vnto hym and made behyght hym suerte by good fayth truste and after yâ— the kynge hasted hym ayen into Englonde left there the quene styll be hynde hym in Braban Than in yâ— .xiiii yere of his regne whan all yâ— lordes of his reame and other that oughten to be at his parlemeÌ„t were called assembled togyder in yâ— same parlement holden at London after yâ— feest of saynt Hylarye The kynges nedes were put forth promothed as touchyng yâ— kyngdoÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce For whiche nedes to be spedde yâ— kynge axed yâ— fyfte parte of all the meuable goodes of Englonde yâ— mulles yâ— .ix. sheep of euery corne And all yâ— lordes of euery towne where suche thynges shold be taxyd gadryd sholde answer too the kynge therof had it and held it at his owne lust wyll wherfore yf I sholde knowleche the very trouthe the ynner loue of yâ— people was torned in too hate the comyn prayers into cursynge for cause that the comune people were so strongely greued ¶ Also the forsayd Phylyp Valoys of Frauce had gadred vnto him a greate hoste destroyed in his parties kyngdom many of the kynges frendes of Englonde with townes castels many other of theyr lordshyppes many harmes shamys dystytes dyd vnto the quene wherfore kyng Edward whaÌ„ he herde this tydynges strongly meued therwith and an angred sente dyuers letters ouer see to the quene to other yâ— were his frendes gladynge them certefienge them that he wolde be there hymself in all the hast yâ— he myghte ¶ And anone after Ester whan he had sped of all thynges yâ— hym neded to haue he weÌ„t ouer set ayen Of whose comynge yâ— quene all his frendes were wonder gladd and made moche Ioy And all that were his enmyes and helde ayenst hym made as moche sorowe ¶ In the same tyme the kynge thrugh counseyll of his trewelyeges and counseyll of his lordes that there were present with hym write the kynge of Fraunces name toke medled the kynges armes of Fraunce quartred with tharmes of Englonde coÌ„maunded forth with his coyen of gold vnder discrypcyon writynge of yâ— name of Englonde of FrauÌ„ce to be made beste that myghte bee yâ— is too saye yâ— floreyne yâ— was callyd yâ— nobell pryce of .vi. shellyÌ„ge vii pens sterlynge yâ— halfe nobell yâ— valuc .iii. shellynge iiii pens yâ— farthâ—â—ges the value of .xx. pens ¶ How kynge Edwarde come vnto the scluys and dyscomfyted all the powere of Fraunce in the hauen ANd in the next yere afterâ—that is to saye the .xv. yere of his regne he commauÌ„ded lete wryte in his chartres wryttes and other letters the date of the regne of Fraunce the fyrst And wâ—yle that he was thus doynge and trauayllynge in Fraunce thrughe his counseyll he wrote to all the prelates dukes erles barons and the noble lordes of the couâ—tre and also too dyuerse of the comune people dyuers lettres and mauÌ„dementes berynge date at Gandaut the .viii. daye of February And anone after within a lytyll tyme he came ayen into Englond with the quene her chyldren ¶ And in the same yere on mydsomer euen he began to saylle towarde Fraunce ayen manly fyersly he fell vpon Philyp of Valoys the whiche longe tyme laye and had gadryd to hyÌ„ a
Frensshmen that is for to saye the abbot of Cluyn the erle of Tanker uyll yâ— Bursygaude yâ— tho was stewarde of FrauÌ„ce with many other men of the same couÌ„tre by yâ— coÌ„mune assent of yâ— lorde Charles yâ— two was regent of FrauÌ„ce they hastyd theÌ„ went to yâ— kynge of Englonde askynge besechynge hym sted faste peas euerlastynge vpon certayne conditioÌ„ns yâ— there were shewed wryten The whiche whan yâ— kynge his counseyll had seen it it pleased hym neuer a deale but syth it wolde be none other wyse yâ— tyme of better accorde delyberacy on yâ— Frensshmen besely with greate instauÌ„ce asked trewes for yâ— see costes yâ— kynge grauÌ„ty theÌ„ ¶ And in yâ— morow after yâ— vtas of Pasche the kynge torned hym with his hoste towarde OrlyauÌ„ce oes troyenge wastynge all yâ— couÌ„tre by the way And as they went thederward ther felle vpon theym suche a storme teÌ„pest that none of our nacyon neuer herde ne sawe none suche thrugh yâ— whiche thousandes of our meÌ„ theyr horses in their Iourney as if were thrugh vengeaunâ—r sodeynly were slayne perysshed yâ— whyche tempestê were full grete yet fered not yâ— kynge ne moche of his people but thei went forth in theyr vyage yâ— they had be goÌ„ne wherfore aboute yâ— fest of Philyp and Iacob in May fast by in CarnocuÌ„ the forsayd lordes of Fraunce metynge there with the kynge of Englonde a pesyble accorde a fynall vpon certayne condicoÌ„s grauÌ„tes artycularly gadred wryten togyder euermore for too laste dyscretly made to both yâ— kynges prof fytable to both theyr reames of one as sent of Charles yâ— regent gouernoure of FrauÌ„ce of Parys of yâ— same reame wryten made vnder date of carnocum the .xv. daye of May. they offred prof fred to yâ— kynge of Englonde requyrynge his grace in all thynges wryten that he wolde benyngly admit theÌ„ hold theÌ„ ferme stable to theÌ„ to ther heyres for euermore thens forth the whiche thyngê and articles whan kynge Edward had seen theÌ„ he grauÌ„tyd them so yâ— both partyes sholde be sworne on goddes body on yâ— Euangelyst yâ— theforsayd couenaunte sholde be stablysshe so they accor ded gracyously Therfor were ordeyned dressed on euery syde two barons two baronetâ—ê two knyghtes to admitte receyue yâ— othes of yâ— lorde Chatles regeâ— of FrauÌ„ce of syr Edwarde yâ— fyrste sone heyre of kynges Edwarde of Englond And yâ— .x. daye of May there was longen a solemyne masse at Parys and after yâ— thyrd Agnê° der sayd to dunâ—â— bis pacem in presenâ—e of yâ— forsayd meÌ„ that were ordeyned to Admitâ—e and â—â—ceyue the othes and of all other yâ— there myght be So Charles layd his ryghte honde on the patent with goddes bodye and his left honde on the myssa ◠〈◊〉 we N. sweren on goddes bodye yâ— holy gospels yâ— we shal trewly stedfastly holde towarde vs yâ— peas yâ— accorde made bytwene yâ— two kynges in no maner to do yâ— contrary there ameng all his lordes for more loue strenthe of 〈◊〉 he dealed departed yâ— relyques of yâ— crowne of Cryst to yâ— knyghtes of Englonde they token câ—tously theyr leue yâ— fryday next yâ— same othe in presene of yâ— forsayd knyghtê of other woâ—â—vi meÌ„ prynce Edwarde made at Louers Afterwarde both kynges theyr sones the moost noble men of bothe â—eames with in the same yere made the same other for to strength all these thyngê afore sayd yâ— kynge of EngloÌ„de axyd yâ— grettest men of FrauÌ„ce had his askyÌ„ge yâ— is to saye vi dukes .viii. erles .xii. ordes all noble barona good kuyghts And whan the place and tyme was allygned in whiche both kyÌ„ges with theyr couÌ„seyll shold com togyder all yâ— forsayd thynges bytwene theym spoken for to retâ—ye make ferme and stable the kynge of Englond a none were towarde the see and at Houâ— flet began to saylle leuynge to his hostes that were lefte behynde hym by cause of his absence made moche heuynes and after the .xix. daye of Maye he came into Englonde and wente to his palays atte Westmynster of saynt Dunstans daye and the thyrde daye after he vysyted Iohan kynge of Fraunce that was in the coure of London and delyuerde hym frely frome all maner of pryson sauf fyrst they were accorded of thre myllyons of floreyns for his raunsoÌ„me and the kynge comfortyd hym cheryd hym in all places with all solace and myrthes that longen to a kynge in his goynge homewarde ¶ And the .ix. daye of Inlii in the same yere this same IohnÌ„ kynge of Fraunce that afore laye here in hostage wente home ayen into his owne londe too treate of tho thynges and other that longed fallen to the gouernaunce of hys reame ¶ And afterwarde mette came togyder at Calays bothe two kynges with bothe theyr counseyll abowte all Halow en tyde and there were shewed yâ— condycyons the poyntes of yâ— peas of the accorde of bothe lydes wrytten there without ony with sayenge of bothe sydes gracyously they were accorded And there was done songen a solempne masse and after the thyrd Agnê° dei vpon goddes body and also vpon the masse boke both the kynges and theyr sones and the gretteste lordes of both reames and of theyr counseyll that there were presente and had nott sworne before the forsayd other that they had made and tytled bytwene theym they behyghten to kepe all other couenauÌ„tes yâ— were bytwene theÌ„ ordeyned ¶ And in this same yere men beestes trees houses with sodayne tem peste and stronge lyghtnynge were perysshed and the deuyll apperyd bodely in maÌ„nes lyknes to moche people as thei went in dyuers places in the countrees and spake to theym in that lyknes ¶ How the greate company arose in FrauÌ„ce the white coÌ„pany in Lombardye and of other meruaylles BYnge Edwarde in the .xxxvi. pere of his regen anone after crystenmasse in the feste of the conuersyon of saynt Poule helde his parlemente atte westmestre in yâ— which parlement was put forth and shewed the accorde and yâ— treates that was stablysshed and made bytwene the two kynges whiche accorde pleased to moche people and therfore vi the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement there were gadred and come togyder in westmynster chirche the fyrste sondaye of lent that is to saye yâ— .ii. kal of Frebruary the forsaid Englysshmen Frensshmen where was songe a solempne masse of the Trynyte of the Archbysshop of CauÌ„terbury maister Symonde Islepe And whan Agnê° dei was done the kynge beynge there with his soues and also the kynges sones of Fraunce and other noble and grete lordes with candell lyght crosses brought forthe all that were callyd therto that were not sworne afore swore that same othe that was wryten vpon goddes body and on the masse booke in this wyse we N. and N sweren vpon goddes body and on
of London ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of London duryÌ„ge this same parlement stronge watche of men of armes and archers and thrughe out euery warde also And the kyng made .v. dukes and one markeys four erles and the fyrste of them was the erle of Derby he was made duke of Herforde And the seconde also was the erle of Rutlonde and he was made duke of Awemarle And the thyrde was the erle of Kent and he was made duke of Surre And the fourth was the erle of Huntyngdon and he was made duke of Excestre And the fyfte was the erle of Notyngham a he was made duke of Northfolke And the erle of Somersete he was made markeys of Dorset And the lord Spenser was made Erle of Goucestre And the lorde Neuyll of raby was made erle of westmerlonde And syr Thomas percy was made erle of worcestre And syr wyllyam scrope that was tresourere of Englonde was made erle of wylteshyre And syr IohnÌ„ moÌ„tagu erle of Salesbury And whan the kynge had thus done he helde the parlemente and ryalle fest vnto all his lordes and to all maner people that thyder wolde come ¶ And this same yere deyed syr IohnÌ„ of GauÌ„t the kynges vncle and duke of Lancastre in yâ— bysshops inne in Holdorne and was brought fro thens to saynt Poule there the kynge made and helde this enterement well and worthely with all his lordes in the chirche of saynt Poule in London and there he was buryed besyde dame BlauÌ„ce his wyfe yâ— was doughter heyre vnto the good Henry that was duke of Lancastre In the same yere there fell a dyscencyon bytwere yâ— duke of Herforde and the duke of Norfolk in so moche yâ— they waged batayll and â—asten downe theyr gloues than they were taken vp ensealed yâ— batyyll Ioyneâ— the day set yâ— place assygned 〈…〉 and this sholde be at Couâ—tre ¶ And thyder come the kynge wyth all hys 〈◊〉 at that daye and was set in the felde and than these two worthy lordes came into yâ— felde well and clene armed wel arayed with all theyr wepen redy too done theyr batayll were redy in the place for to fyght at vtterauÌ„ce But yâ— kyng had them cesse toke yâ— quarell into his honde And forth with ryght there preseÌ„te exyled yâ— duke of Herforde forterme of x. yere the duke of Norfolke for euere more And syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury was exyled yâ— same tyme for euer deposed out of his see for malyce of the kynge anone these thre worthy lordes were coÌ„mauÌ„ded defeÌ„ded yâ— kyngê reame And anone they gate theym shyppes at dyuerse hauens and went ouer see into dyuerse londes eche his waye And the duke of Norfolke wente too Venece and there he deyed on whos soule god haue mercy Amen and than kynge Rycharde made a clerke of his syr Roger walden Archebysshop of Caunterbury ¶ And in the .xxii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne by fals couÌ„seyll ymagynacyon of coueytous men yâ— were about hym were made ordeyned blanke chertres and made theym to be enseled of all maner ryche men thrugh oute the reame In so moche that they compelled dyuerle people to sette theyr seales therto And this was done for greate couetyse wherfore all gode hertes of the reame were clene torned awaye fro the kinge for euer after And that was vtterly his dystruccyon and ende to hym yâ— was soo hyghe and soo excellente prynce and kynge and thrugh couetous fals counseyll falsly betrayed Alas for pyte that suche a kynge myght not se ¶ And thaÌ„ kynge Rycharde sette his kyngdome hys ryall londe of Englonde too ferme vnto four persones the whiche were the se Syr wyllyam strop erle of wyleshyre and tresourer of Englonde and syr Iohan Busshe and Henry grene and syr Iohan Bagot knyghtes that whyche torned theym too myscheyf and dethe with in a lytell tyme as ye shall fynde here afterwarde wryten ¶ And than kyng Rycharde made greate ordynauÌ„ce â—nte hymself ouer see in to Iâ—londe many grete lordes with hym 〈◊〉 a grete hoste for to strenth theyr kynge with men of armes archers and moche greate stuff ryghte good ordynauÌ„ce as longed vnto warre And or he passed ouer see he ordeyned made syr Edmonde of Langley his vncle yâ— duke of yorke his 〈◊〉 of Englonde in his absence with she gouernauÌ„ce couÌ„seyll of theâ—e 〈…〉 that had taken Englonde to â—â—â—me of the kynge And than he 〈…〉 see and came into Irlonde and 〈◊〉 was well worthely receyued And 〈◊〉 rebelles that ben called wolde 〈◊〉 came downe to the kynge yolde them to hym both body goodes all at his 〈◊〉 wyll and swore vnto hym to be 〈◊〉 lyege men and there dyd to hym 〈◊〉 and feaute and good seruyse thus he conquered the moost parte of Irlonde in a lytell tyme. ¶ And whyse that kyng Rycharde was thus in Irlonde syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of 〈◊〉 the kynge had made before duke of â—â—â—forde the whiche duke the kynge had â—â—led out of this lond was comen 〈◊〉 to Englende for to chalenge the dukeâ—â— me of Lancastre as for his ryght new herytage he came downe out of FrauÌ„ce by londe vnto Calays And tâ—ere â—eâ— hym syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell yâ— was Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury y◠〈◊〉 eâ—yled out of Englonde with hym came the erle of AruÌ„dell his sone 〈◊〉 yâ— which was in kepyÌ„g of syr IohnÌ„ shelley knight soÌ„tyme with the erle of 〈◊〉 with the duke of Eâ—cesâ—â— yâ— which was tho in yâ— castell of Reygate in southsex there he stale hym awaye came too Calays and there he was keped well worthely tyll these other two lordes were comen to Calays ¶ And than this worthy duke and syr Thomas of Arundell Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury shypped in yâ— hauen of Calays drewe theyr cours nor warde and aryued in yorke shyre at Rauensporne faste by wydelyngton there he came entred fyrste the londe two lordes with hym and theyr nauye And soo thanne moche people of the reame that whan they herde of his comynge knewen where that he was and anone they drewen vnto hym and welcomed these lordes and soo gaaf theym courage in all manere thynge and soo passed forth into the londe and gadred moche people to them ¶ And whan kynge Rycharde herde and wyste that these twoo lordes were comen ayen in to Englonde and also were londed Than the kynge lefte his ordynaunce in Irlonde and come in to Englonde warde in all the hasâ—e that he myghte and come to the castell of Flynte and there he abode to take his counseyll and what myght he done but too hym come none And thanne syr Thomas Percy erle of worcestre yâ— was the kynges stewarde wyst and knewe all this anone he came into the hall amonges althe people he brake yâ— yerde of yâ— ryall kynges housholde
fetche hym oute for whiche cause all the comunes were in a greate rumoure what for the delyueraunce of Angeo Mayn and after lesynge of all Normandye and in especyall for the dethe of the good duke of Gloucestre in soo moche in some places men gadred and made them Capytayns as Blewherde other whiche were take putte to dethe And then the sayd parlement adiouned was to Leycetre And theder the kynge brought with hym the duke of Suffolk And whan yâ— comyns vnderstode that he was oute of the Toure and comen thyder they desyred for to haue execucyon on them that were cause of the delyuerauÌ„ce of NormaÌ„ dye and hadde be cause of the dethe of the duke of Gloucestre and hadde solde Gascoyn Guyan of the whiche they named to be gylty the duke of Suffolk as chyef the lorde Saye the bysshop of Salysbury Danyell many mo And for to pease yâ— comyns the duke of Suffolke was exyled out of Englonde for .v yere ¶ And so durynge the parlemente he wente in to Norfolke and there he toke hys shyppynge for to goo oute of the reame of Englonde in to Fraunce And this yere as he saylled on the see a shypp of werre called Nicholas of yâ— tour mett with hys shyp and founde hym therm whome they toke out and brought hym in to theyr shyppe to the mayster and yâ— capytayne and there he was eramyned and atte the laste Iuged too dethe And soo they putte hym in a caban and hys chapelayne wyth hym for to shryne him And that done they brought hym in too Douer rode and set hym in to the 〈◊〉 and smote there of his heede And broughte the body a londe vpon the 〈◊〉 and sette the heede therby ¶ And thys was done the fyrst daye of May. ¶ 〈◊〉 what auayled hym nowe all his 〈◊〉 rauÌ„ce of Normandye And here 〈◊〉 se how he was rewarded for the deth of yâ— duke of Gloucestre thus began sorow vpon sorowe dethe for dethe ¶ How this yere was InsurreccoÌ„n 〈◊〉 te of the comyns of whome Iack 〈◊〉 an Irysshe man was Capytayne THis yere of our lorde M. CCâ—â— was the greate grace of the Iubyle at Rome where was grete 〈◊〉 in so moche yâ— frome all places in 〈◊〉 dome greate multytude of people 〈◊〉 tyd thyder And in this same yere was a greate assemble and gaderynge togyâ—der of the comunes of Kente in to grece nombre And made an Insurreccyon rebelled ayenste the kynge and his lawes And ordeyned theym a Capytayne called Iohan Cade an Irysshman whiche named hymself Mortymer cosyn to the duke of yorke And this Capytayne helde theym togyder made ordynaunces amonge theym and brought theym to the black hethe where he made a byll of petycyons to the kynge his couÌ„seyll and shewed what Iniuryes and oppressyons yâ— poore comyns suffred vnder colour for to come to his aboue he had a grete multytude of people ¶ And the xxvii daye of Iune the kynge many lordes Capytayns men of werre went towarde hym to yâ— black heth And whaÌ„ the Capytayne of Kent vnderstode yâ— comynge of the kynge with so greate puyssauÌ„ce he withdrewe hym his peple to senok a lytell vyllage ¶ And the .xxviii day of Iune he brynge withdrawen and gone yâ— kyng came with his armye set in ordre enbataylled to yâ— black heth and by aduys of his couÌ„sell sent syr Vmfrey Stafforde knyght wyllyam Stafforde 〈◊〉 two valyaunt Capytayns with certayne people for to fyght with the capytayne to take brynge hym his accessaryes to the kynge whiche went too Senol And the Capytayne with hys felyshyp and mette with them fought ayenste theym and in conclusyon slewe theym bothe and as many as abode wolde not yelde theym were slayne ¶ Durynge this skyrmysshe felle a gretr varyaunce amonge yâ— lordes men and comyn people beynge on black heth ayeÌ„ste them lordes capytayns saynge playnly yâ— they wolde go vnto the capytayne of Kent to assyst helpe hym but yf they myght haue execucoÌ„n on the traytours beynge about the kynge wherto yâ— kynge sayd nay And they sayd playnly that the lorde Saye tresourer of EngloÌ„de and the bysshop of Salysbury and yâ— baron of Dubby the abbot of Gloucestre Danyell Treuilyon many mo were traytours and worthy to be dede wherfore for to please the lordes meny also some of the kynges hous yâ— lorde Saye was arested and sent to the toure of London And then the kynge herynge tydynges of the dethe and ouerthrowenge of the Staffordes he withdrewe hym to London and frome thens to Kelyng worth For the kynge ne the lordes durst not truste theyr owne housholde men ¶ Then after that the Capytayne had had this vyctory vppon the Staffordes anone he toke syre Vmfreys salette and his Brygantynes smyten full of gylte naylles and also hys gylte sporys and arayed hym lyke a lorde a â—apytayne and resorted with all his menye also mo than he had before to the black heth ayen To whome came yâ— Archebysshop of Caunterbury and the duke of Bokyngham to the blacke hethe and spake with hym And as it was sayd they founde hym wytty in his talkynge and his requeste so they departyd ¶ And the thyrde day of Iuly he came entred into London with all his people And the re dyde make cryes in the kynges name and in his name that noo man sholde robbe ne take no manere goodes but yf he payed for it And came rydynge thrughe the cyte in greate pryde and smote his swerde vppon London stone in Can wyk strete ¶ And he beynge in yâ— cyte seÌ„te to the toure for to haue the lorde Say And so they fette hym brought him to the yelde halle before the mayre th alder men where yâ— he was examyned And he sayd he wolde and oughte to be Iugyd by his perys And the comyns of Kente toke hym by force frome the Mayer offycers that kept hym and toke hym to a prest to shryue hym And or he myght be halfe shryuen they broughte hym to the standarde in the Chepe syde there smote of his hede on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And thus deyed the lorde Saye tresourer of Englonde After this they sette his heede vpon a spere bare it all aboute the cyte And the same daye abowte Myle ende Cromere was beheeded And the daye before atte after noone the Capytayne with certayne of his men wente to Phylyp Malpas house and robbyd hym and toke awaye moche good And frome thens he went to saynt Margaretes patens to one Gertys hous and robbed hym toke away fro hym moche good also At whiche rob bynge dyuerse men of London of theyr neyghbours were at and toke part with theym ¶ For this robbynge the peoples hertes felle frome hym and euery thryfty man was a ferde for to be serued in lyke wyse For there was many a man in London that awayted